Master of Malt Announce the Arrival of "The Best Whiskey in the World 2010" - Sazerac 18 Year Old Rye.

Online Whisky Shop Master of Malt are the First Internet Retailer in the UK to Offer for Sale the New Release of the Hugely Anticipated 2009 Release of Sazerac Rye Whiskey

CROWBOROUGH, England, December 4 - Sazerac Rye (fall 2008 edition) was rated by world-renowned critic Jim
Murray as the "2010 world whisky of the year" in his recently released 2010
Whisky Bible, and promptly sold out in leading whisky retailers as a result.

The new shipment of the 2009 edition has just arrived in the UK, and
Master of Malt are the first to offer it for sale.

Tasting notes for the whiskey have been compiled by the tasting team at
Master of Malt and read as follows:

Nose: Huge and powerful sweet rye on the initial nosing gives way to
cinnamon toasted brioche, leather, and more than a hint of maraschino cherry.
A really huge hit of oak follows, somewhat vinous with it - we were reminded
of a barrique aged chardonnay. There's something slightly medicinal lurking
somewhere - a hint of iodine perhaps? It's definitely not out of place
amongst the other huge aromas given off by this whiskey though. A slight
suggestion of coconut right at the tail end.

Palate: An initial astringency is surprising after the sweetness of the
nose, but it soon becomes clear what the game is here, as under-ripe banana
that arrived first is elbowed out of the way by its caramelized, almost
barbequed banana.

Finish: As the complexity continues to build, we get hints of cola nut,
and a touch of hazelnut latte. The spiciness continues right to the end, and
the finish seems to go on for ever.

Overall: We've had a lot of ryes over the years at Master of Malt, but
this is a different beastie entirely. We wouldn't go as far as to call this
whiskey austere, but it's definitely a grown-up dram. If you've not had the
pleasure of sampling an American whiskey of this age this is a very, very
good place to start.

Sazerac Rye 18 Years Old (fall 2009 edition) is available now from Master
of Malt priced at GBP89.95, and for a limited time only Master of Malt are
giving away a free 5cl miniature of Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon
with every bottle sold.

About Master of Malt

Established in 1985, Master of Malt has a proud heritage of
over 25 years in whisky retail. They are one of the UK's leading online
whisky (www.masterofmalt.com/) merchants, and one of the most highly
rated independent bottlers, all of whose single cask whiskies scored over 90
points in the Jim Murray Whisky Bible 2009.

Sazerac Rye (
www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/sazerac-straight-rye-18-year-old-whiskey-fall-2009/)
18 Years Old (fall 2009 edition) is available now from Master of
Malt priced at GBP89.95, and for a limited time only will come with a free
5cl miniature of Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon.

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