A frequent favourite and award winner, the Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye whiskey from the annual Buffalo Trace Antique Collection is a definite crowd-pleaser. As ever, this comes bottled at a particularly sturdy strength - for the 2014 release, it sits at an eye-watering 64.6% ABV. It was named after Thomas H. Handy, the New Orleans bartender who was the first to use rye whiskey in a Sazerac cocktail - for that, we can only raise our glasses!