Thomas H Handy Sazerac
Tasting Notes
Color: Copper
Nose: Caramell, almonds, vanilla, oak, baking spice, and citrus
Taste: Banana bread, oak, charcoal, and and just a hint of dark fruit.
Body: Thick and chewy
Finish: A cinnamon slow smoldering burn. One of the best finishes we have ever tasted
Personality: Chris Perri
Notes: The Thomas Handy Sazerac rye from the Buffalo trace antique collection is one of their best offerings. This straight rye whiskey is something that you eat instead of drinking. It is so thick and chewy with so many complexities that it is like a meal itself.
Yellow Layer Cake and Chocolate Frosting : spray 2 9 inch cake pans with vegetable oil and line with parchment paper. Coat with cake flour and tap out excess. Dry ingredients- 2.5 cups cake flour, 1.5 cups granulated sugar; 1 1/4 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp baking soda, 3/4 tsp table salt and whisk together. Wet ingredients- 6 egg yolks whisk together, then add 10 tbsp melted butter and 3 tbsp vegetable oil, 2 tsp vanilla, 1 cup buttermilk. In stand mixer, whip 3 egg whites until frothy and add 1/4 cup granulated sugar until medium peaks. Set aside egg whites and in same stand mixer add dry ingredients and in low speed pour in wet ingredients. The fold in egg whites and divide batter and bake 350 middle rack 24 minutes. Let cool on wire rack. Chocolate frosting- in food processor, process 2.5 sticks butter and 1 cup confectioners sugar and 3/4 cup cocoa powder and pinch salt. Blend 15 seconds then add 2 tsp vanilla and 3/4 cup corn syrup and blend 10 seconds then add 8 ounces melted milk chocolate and blend 5 sec. put 1/3 frosting on top of first layer than 1/3 on top and 1/3 on sides. Adapted from season 9 ATK