All the way from the legendary Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, comes Eagle Rare 10 Year Old. A spectacular Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskey, matured for at least a decade before making its way into its distinctive bottles at 45% ABV. What's so distinctive about the bottles, you ask? Well, we're going to say it's the massive bald eagle, wings outstretched, looking like it's about to snatch up some dinner. Distinctive, yes? The whiskey is also pretty distinctive too, boasting full-bodied notes of cinder toffee, orange peel and buttery corn.
Toasted oak gives way to flamed orange peel and maple syrup.
Honey, buttered bread, oily walnuts and a touch of red fruit.
Vanilla, oak spice and a little bit of old leather.
I was initially enticed by the bottle design. When I got home and poured my first glass over a single ice cube I was hooked. This is an excellent bourbon whose quality far exceeds the price paid. Slightly sweet with an nice hint of spice and oak. This is a great sipping bourbon. It would probably be good with a mixer, but I just couldn't do that. I prefer mine with a single ice cube or a small splash of water. I would highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys a quality sipping bourbon.
Eagle Rare drinks far better than any other bourbon in the high $20/low $30 range, and even better than some of the more expensive bourbons. Flavors of oak, vanilla, and caramel dominate with a crisp and full bodied finish. Absolutely fantastic.
From the first I was hooked.It was a Christmas gift in 2010 and repeated again this year. Far too long to wait.
On nosing the whisky is very sweet with notes of fudge and toffee jumping out of the glass straight of the bat. This is followed by notes of dry wood and cinnamon through the middle of the aroma. The nose is finished off by hints of cumin, sweet malt and banana. On tasting there are again sweet notes of toffee, fudge and almond but this is balanced out hits of alcohol. Through the middle the softer spice notes become more prominent with hits of cinnamon and cardamom flooding the middle of the taste. The taste finishes with notes of wood, pine and a bitter almost herbal note. The finish is long with a lingering sweetness and a soft alcoholic note. Truly complex and fantastically well balanced this is an American whiskey worth looking out for!
Have been a fan of Buffalo Trace for a while, but never tried this before. First sniff gives you hints of caramel and mixed spice, almost like a Christmas pudding. It's really dry, with hints of orange and a very subtle hit of vanilla coming through. It's smooth, but it's got an edge to it that gives it a kick. Very happy with this.
