Eagle Rare 10 for me is a step up from Wild Turkey 101 and Maker’s Mark in flavor and complexity, but its far from being a top shelf bourbon. Swirling this bourbon shows it to be loaded with grassy and floral notes, light hints of cherry, vanilla, and bubblegum. Upfront notes of honey, toasted brown sugar, new oak, and light traces of white pepper are all present.

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It has a dark amber color , a little like brandy, but not too reddish, no weird shades, a little honeyish. When it comes to the building blocks of bourbon, It is no accident that Kentucky became the bourbon capital of the United States. Other distilled spirits in the world adhere to standards as strict – or stricter – than those governing bourbon. If I’m not grappling with those stories as part of my reviews, I’m not painting a full picture of what’s happening in and around whiskey right now.They also wrote that Eagle Rare could be used in bourbon-based cocktails such as a Manhattan or whiskey sour. Leave the jewels and stacks of dollar bills to the movies, as Eagle Rare was once involved in a serious real-life heist. This bottle encapsulates everything a bourbon should be; Sweet, spicy and oaky with some more nuances such as fruit peels and another sweet note in the background.

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However, by distributing Eagle Rare as an allocated liquor, the distributors know they can charge super-premium fees for bottles of Eagle Rare. I have far too much fun writing about whiskey and singlehandedly running The Whiskey Shelf to bring you independent, honest, and useful reviews, comparisons, and more. While one might think that bourbons coming from the same facilities would taste the same, make no mistake. I love how fruity this is, you often get slight hints of fruit in bourbons but for me, dark fruits are the dominating flavor in this and that makes it both unique and delicious.

Ramping up production would be one way of fixing this, but we doubt the company will do that as they do not want to reduce the quality of their fine bourbons (or potentially take a hit to profits). Eagle Rare created its 101-proof selection to be an homage to (or, some might say, a director competitor of) the equally potent and often beginner-friendly Wild Turkey (via Gentleman Ranters). In years past, Eagle Rare was a single barrel bourbon, but that changed when bottling switched from hand to machine-bottled, creating the chance that different barrels might mix.

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For example, while the Eagle Rare 10-year is still commonly referred to with the age statement in its name, it is no longer printed with that claim on the front of the bottle. If the last name sounds familiar, that is because Charles Beam was a part of the famous bourbon Beam family. We are not in the business of telling people how to drink whiskey, but we would be remiss if we did not encourage proper drinking etiquette regarding a fine whiskey. Gradually, the flavor explodes in your mouth, with strong lemon and peach flavors, along with rich caramel and deeply charred wood. Furthermore, at any time Buffalo Trace could decide to move this to a small batch brand since the single barrel language has been removed from the new bottles being produced.

Eagle Rare is a reliably delicious bourbon, but every year, Buffalo Trace releases a 17 year old edition of Eagle Rare as part of their Antique Collection - and it’s always astounding stuff. The first thing you notice is the strong vanilla-caramel taste that hits your tongue, which gradually gives way to the typical woody taste that most bourbons have. For example, Eagle Rare 10-year is aged for at least a decade (hence the name), resulting in a somewhat smooth taste and a perfectly respectable 90-proof alcohol content.