Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye 2009 64.5%

seriously heavy duty: thick enough to use for armour plating. Takes time, but slowly the notes become identifiable, the dense, obvious rye apart. On hand warming, concentrated cocoa notes emerge, as well as spiced kumquat. But that is only the beginning: light cloves and molasses confirm the oak's impact.
Massively thick with the oils of rye and corn forming a surprisingly lush field. The cocoa on the nose is re-introduced, this time as molten chocolate as the fruity rye fizzes and foams mini lakes as the salivation factor goes through the roof (of the mouth); massive infusion of Demerara sugar, but these do no more than balance the gathering spice intensity: perfection