Sazerac Rye: Proof, Types, and Buying Guide

Updated May 2026.

Sazerac Straight Rye is 90 proof / 45% ABV on Buffalo Trace’s product page. A 1.5-ounce pour is 1.13 NIAAA standard drinks. It is Kentucky straight rye whiskey from Buffalo Trace Distillery (Sazerac Company) — not “the Sazerac cocktail in a bottle.” A 100-proof SKU (50% ABV) is on the brand site. Full Proof has been listed at 125 proof / 62.5% in 2025 trade copy. Read that neck.

We will not reprint a 2022 price grid. Related: Buffalo Trace, rye under $50, Old Fashioned whiskey.

What the neck actually fixes

SKU US strength 1.5 oz drinks
Sazerac Straight Rye 90 / 45% (brand page) 1.13
Sazerac Rye 100 Proof 100 / 50% (brand page) 1.25
Full Proof 125 / 62.5% in 2025 trade — confirm 1.56 if 125
18-year BTAC Batch-specific Do the math

A 750 mL at 45% is about 19 drinks. Four 90-proof pours are about 4.5 drinks. NIAAA binge pattern is a health line, not a target. No 2026 MSRP. Pour math: whiskey drinks.

Sources

  • buffalotracedistillery.com Sazerac Straight Rye: 45%. Sazerac Rye 100 Proof page: 100 / 50%.
  • Full Proof 125: 2025 trade (The Spirits Business). — confirm the neck.
  • TTB 27 CFR 5.143 rye. NIAAA December 2025. No invented MSRP.

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