The critics seem to agree that this is a great bourbon as well, it has won countless awards over the years. Buffalo Trace also put out the Eagle Rare 17 as part of the much-lauded Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC) and I’m a big fan of that too, I haven’t tried the latest version yet but really enjoyed many previous bottlings.. Special Delivery Requests? Let us know if we need instructions for where to find your house or want us to leave your wine in the shed!

Eagle Rare Bourbon: Everything You Need to Know - Gear Patrol Eagle Rare Bourbon: Everything You Need to Know - Gear Patrol

For one, as Gear Patrol notes, Eagle Rare has been designed to create a supply-demand market in its favor by only releasing a limited number of its product to distributors at any given time. This is not new or even unique to Eagle Rare, though. There is a whole market for what are called "allocated" bourbons that use the same tactic to boost demand (via Wine Enthusiast). John, I have the same whiskeys- ones that people go gaga over that leave me totally cold. As you note, there’s as many tastes and preferences as there are folks in the world.The peppermint flavor is very strong, and you’ll feel it on your tongue when you drink it. The citrus notes are also not-so-subtle, but they make it easy to immediately recognize the bourbon. To sum it up, Wild Turkey 101 tastes like a typical, high-rye bourbon despite being made from a low rye mash. Maker’s Mark As per Bourbonr, the distillery uses two main mash bills for their bourbon, simply called #1 and #2, and two specialty mash bills, a wheated and a rye. While popular and coveted brands such as Blanton's use mash bill #2, Eagle Rare shares its mash with brands like E.H. Taylor, Jr. and the flagship and namesake bourbon of the distillery Buffalo Trace.

Eagle Rare 10 Year Old : The Whisky Exchange

If you were to just smell the whiskey, peppermint spice is the strongest scent you’d sense. Swirling this bourbon shows it to be loaded with grassy and floral notes, light hints of cherry, vanilla, and bubblegum. Sniffing the first round of this you can tell it has an incredibly rich and woody aroma. The scent affirms that caramel, vanilla, fuji apple, cinnamon, and allspice tend to complement each other. Wood from older barrels and peanut-flavored candy also show up. Give it a 10-minutes time and you will start to sense the incredible smell of musty raisins.

Awards for Eagle Rare 10 Year Old

I can’t tell you how many bottles of Eagle Rare I have walked by. They might as well have been invisible to me, and it’s not just the transparent bottle. Perhaps the relatively good availability lulled me into a sense of complacency regarding this brand. Originally created by Seagram in 1975 as a 101 proof (50.5% ABV) bourbon whiskey, the Eagle Rare brand was acquired by current owners Sazerac in 1989. The 101 proof version was discontinued in the middle of the last decade, leaving us with the current offering.

Eagle Rare 10 Year Old - Majestic Wine

Eagle Rare 10 is a single barrel bourbon made by the Buffalo Trace distillery and this offering is basically the standard Buffalo Trace but aged for 10 long years. It uses the number 1 Mashbill, believed to consist of 10% or less rye. The original was a 101 proof bourbon that was produced from 1975 to 2005 by Seagram and then The Sazerac Company and was created by Charles Beam. About the Distillery Let’s have a go at that ludicrous paragraph. To start, “the birth of a nation” regrettably recalls an early bit of American filmmaking glamorizing the Ku Klux Klan. Is this a dog whistle for the un-reconstructed South, or a bit of lamentably foolish obliviousness? I’d guess the latter, but it’s still an unforced error. As far as American innovations go: I’m willing to rank the airplane, internet, and polio vaccine way, way ahead of bourbon, as much as I may enjoy a drink. Other distilled spirits in the world adhere to standards as strict – or stricter – than those governing bourbon. I could go on, but you get the drift. A big ol' bottle of Eagle Rare 10 Year Old bourbon! Holding 1.75cl of the fantastic bourbon produced by Buffalo Trace, this bottle is taller than a small dog. Maybe not a Beagle, but likely taller than most Yorkshire Terriers. The ingredients, for one, can change the taste. While 51 percent of a mash must be corn to legally make it a bourbon, the other 49 percent can be any other grain. Buffalo Trace uses two main mash bills for their bourbons. While brands such as Blanton's use a more rye-forward mash bill #2, as per Bourbonr, bottles from Eagle Rare use the lower rye mash bill #1, which allows the natural sweetness of the corn to show through. It’s already won me over by the time I get to the finish but it’s fruity again but more like the fruitiness you get from boiled sweets, Jolly ranchers maybe? Or is that just absurd?! A bit of oak and some sweet fudge rounds it off. SummaryGreat flavour and taste, a little more burn than I was expecting but no complaints at all for the price. Eagle Rare 10 has been a personal favorite of mine ever since I first started drinking bourbon. It is also almost certainly the coolest looking bottle on the market with that majestic eagle on the front!