This spirit is distilled meticulously from a premium rye-heavy grain mashbill platform, utilizing ancestral copper column distillation loops at DSP-KY-113 in Frankfort, Kentucky. The choice barrels selected for this celebrated 2015 batching run were matured for six years inside new white oak cooperage featuring a traditional level-four char. Bypassing modern chill-filtration cycles entirely ensures all natural wood vanillins and heavy grain crop oils remain fully locked inside the bottle framework under the long-standing management parameters of the Sazerac Company.

Every bottle handled by Midnight Whiskey is procured strictly through authorized, verified allocation channels and passes rigorous physical seal and label inspection points before being logged into inventory. Shipments are handled via specialized, glass-rated container packaging and absolute age-verification checks; an adult signature (21+) is strictly mandatory upon delivery. Review our complete protocols via our editorial and authentication standards.

Is the 2015 Thomas H. Handy a barrel-proof rye?

Yes. The 2015 **Thomas H. Handy** is bottled uncut and unfiltered at 126.9 proof (63.45% ABV). It is a six-year-old straight rye, by far the youngest whiskey in the collection, essentially **Buffalo Trace**'s rye at full barrel strength.

Why is a six-year-old rye in a collection of older whiskeys?

**Thomas H. Handy** is the deliberate young, high-proof counterpoint in the Antique Collection; at six years it contrasts with the 12-to-18-year bottles. The 2015 was bottled at 126.9 proof from **Buffalo Trace Distillery**'s rye mash bill. Its youth keeps the bright rye-grain character forward under the global corporate directions of the **Sazerac Company** parent framework.