Eagle Rare 17 Years Fall of 2013 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 45.0% ABV - the Whiskey legend from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection - only 4.544 bottles!
Eagle Rare 17 year-old is one of the five bourbons included in the award-winning Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. This rare bourbon is released in small quantities once a year in the fall. The 2013 edition of this great bourbon was distilled in the spring of 1993 and has been aging since then 19-year-old white American oak barrels. The Eagle Rare name has a storied history for what is a relatively modern invention. The brand started out as a high-proof straight bourbon in the mid-1970s, so while Eagle Rare is a relatively recent invention, it still predates the modern premium bourbon era that started a decade later. The brand was purchased by Sazerac from Seagram in 1989, which is how it wound up at what was then known as the George T. Stagg Distillery. By 2005, the distillery was renamed Buffalo Trace, and Eagle Rare had evolved from a high-proof straight bourbon into a 10 year old single barrel product, basically the junior entry along side the distillery s signature single barrel, Blanton s. The Eagle Rare name also adorns a 17 year old limited edition bourbon in Buffalo Trace s Antique Collection. Bottled at 90-proof, this makes the Eagle Rare 17 Year Old the moderate bourbon in a line noted for being not only aged, but also often cask strength. Every year, bourbon fans put their names on waiting lists to get their bottle of Eagle Rare 17 Year Old, and this is what to expect from the 2013 installment.
Like all of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection whiskeys, Eagle Rare 17 Year Old comes in a simple, modernist package, reminiscent of a wine bottle. The best virtue of this style is the modest labeling lets the whiskey within speak for itself, with the 2013 Eagle Rare 17 YO having a coppery, middle-amber color that almost sparkles in the glass. The nose is richly floral and sweet, with notes of orange zest and vanilla, plus a dash of toasty wood. On the palate, that toasty wood note comes first, backed up by corn and orange sweetness mixed with a little vanilla, and then just a touch of spice kicks in. The finish takes its time, leaving a warm afterglow and a lingering vanilla aftertaste.
I described the 2012 Eagle Rare 17 YO as having a tart, red fruit character. This year s is very similar, although the fruity side comes from a citrus direction, and it stays well within the bounds of what one should expect from the title. Whereas most aged bourbons are hefty and bold, Eagle Rare 17 Year Old is lighter, sweeter, and more restrained, but still shows some of the woody character from a long time spent in the barrel. Every case has been hand bottled and labeled to ensure the highest quality finish. Immensely powerful Straight Bourbon Whiskey from Buffalo Trace s Antique Collection.
- 2015 Silver Outstanding Medal - International Wine and Spirits Competition
- 2014 Gold Medal - International Wine and Spirits Competition
- 2014 Bronze, American Bourbon Whiskey - World Whiskies Awards
- 2013 Silver Outstanding Medal - International Wine and Spirits Competition
- 2012 Gold Medal - International Wine and Spirits Competition
- 2012 Best North American Whiskey - World s Best Whiskies
- 2012 Silver Medal - San Francisco World Spirits Competition
- 2012 Liquid Gold Award - 94 points - Jim Murray s 2013 Whisky Bible
- #6 of The Ten Highest Rated Whiskies - Whisky Advocate Winter 2012
- 2011 Gold Medal - San Francisco World Spirits Competition
- 2011 Silver Medal - International Wine and Spirits Competition
- 2010 Silver Medal - Best in Class - International Wine and Spirits Competition
- Nose: fresh oak, barrel char, really earthy, bread, grains, herbal, and lots of corn
- Palate: This is a very light bodied Bourbon especially for being 19 yrs old which this bourbon actually is instead of the 17 stated on the bottle. The corn reappears on the palate followed by lemon grass, anise, and mint.
- Finish: rather soapy, with oak, anise again, and some grains, rye, and bread.
- Colour: dark amber
- Typ: Straight Bourbon Whiskey - double distilled / Sour Mash - Distillery Bottling
- District: Kentucky - Frankfort
- Grain: Kentucky Corn, Distillers Grade 1 and 2 / Minnesota Rye / North Dakota Malted Barley
- Barrel selection: 25 barrels selected by taste
- Vintage: Spring of 1993
- Age: 17 years
- Year Bottled: Fall of 2013
- Cask Wood Type: New White Oak - charred for 55 seconds
- Evaporation loss: 54,70% of the original whiskey lost to evaporation
- Alcohol ABV% 45.00
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml (consumer content 75cl / 750ml)
- not coloured / chill filtered
- Packaging without box
- Importeur: 113 Great Buffalo Trace - Franklin County Frankfort, KY 40601
- Country of Origin: USA - Kentucky
- limited, one of 4.544 bottles - rare collectors item!
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