Handy & Schiller Barreled Old Fashioned & Manhattan 2-Pack

Product Description

Handy & Schiller Barreled Old Fashioned & Manhattan 2-Pack: Two Award-Winning Classics, Ready to Pour

New Orleans is widely regarded as the birthplace of American cocktails, and Handy & Schiller honors two of the men who shaped that legacy: Thomas Handy, a Maryland native, and John Schiller, a New York bartender who found his way to New Orleans and, by 1860, was operating the world-famous Sazerac Coffeehouse in the French Quarter. This bundle brings together the two signature cocktails that launched the Handy & Schiller line, both crafted and genuinely barrel-aged at Buffalo Trace Distillery, rather than simply blended and bottled.

The Handy & Schiller Barreled Old Fashioned is made using the distillery's flagship Buffalo Trace Bourbon and classic Peychaud's Bitters, then aged as a complete mixture in charred American oak barrels. That process earned it 96 points and Best Barrel Aged RTD honors from the Beverage Tasting Institute in 2018, along with a Double Gold medal from The Fifty Best competition. Its counterpart, the Handy & Schiller Barreled Manhattan, is crafted using gold medal award-winning Sazerac Rye Whiskey, vermouth, and Peychaud's Bitters, rested together in Sazerac Rye barrels, and earned its own Silver Medal from Tastings.com.

Together, this 2-pack gives you both ends of the Handy & Schiller spectrum: a bourbon-forward Old Fashioned and a rye-forward Manhattan, both genuinely barrel-integrated rather than simply mixed, ready to pour straight from the bottle without a shaker, jigger, or bartending skills required.

What's Included

• One (1) 750ml bottle of Handy & Schiller Barreled Old Fashioned
• One (1) 750ml bottle of Handy & Schiller Barreled Manhattan

Tasting Notes

Barreled Old Fashioned opens with orange zest and toasted sugar, followed by charred oak, vanilla, and gentle baking spice, with a smooth, slightly sweet palate of caramel, clove, and orange peel, finishing on a creamy note of citrus fruit and balanced bourbon character.

Barreled Manhattan offers vanilla-almond nougat, candied cherries, butterscotch, tobacco, and toast on the nose, with a satiny, crisp palate of rye spice, dark cherry, and caramelized sugar, finishing smooth with banana taffy, molasses, and raisin cake.

Food Pairings

Try the Old Fashioned alongside smoked brisket or aged cheddar to complement its caramel and orange character, and pour the Manhattan with dark chocolate or charcuterie to match its rich, spiced fruit profile.

Serving Suggestions

Serve the Old Fashioned over a large ice cube with an orange peel twist, and the Manhattan over ice with a brandied cherry, or neat in a chilled coupe. Both are ready to pour straight from the bottle, no mixing required.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's included in this bundle? One 750ml bottle each of Handy & Schiller Barreled Old Fashioned and Handy & Schiller Barreled Manhattan.

What's the difference between the two? The Old Fashioned is built on Buffalo Trace Bourbon and Peychaud's Bitters at 42% ABV, while the Manhattan is built on Sazerac Rye Whiskey, vermouth, and Peychaud's Bitters at 35% ABV. Both are genuinely barrel-aged as finished cocktails, not just blended.

Have these cocktails won any awards? Yes. The Old Fashioned earned 96 points and Best Barrel Aged RTD honors from the Beverage Tasting Institute, plus a Double Gold from The Fifty Best. The Manhattan earned a Silver Medal from Tastings.com.

Do I need to mix anything? No. Both cocktails are ready to pour straight from the bottle.

How should I serve these? The Old Fashioned over a large ice cube with an orange peel, and the Manhattan over ice with a brandied cherry or neat in a chilled coupe.

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