Milliardo
Eagle Rare 10 Year Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
January 9, 2022 (edited March 2, 2022)
This was one of my first reviewed whiskies. Going back tonight for a long overdue revisit.
Original notes:
“I get a honey smell on the nose. Body has vanilla and citrus. Sometimes, as an alternate, I get caramel instead. Never both profiles at once. Finish is mild, with a solid wood flavor and only a hint of pepper. This is a very smooth and mild bourbon. 4 stars.”
Tonight:
Nose is sourwood, honeysuckle, mustiness. Bit of lemon.
Body is apple, must, lemon, cedar.
Finish is cherry, cedar, and sugar. Very little heat. Overall very sweet. Very gentle.
This bourbon is substantially better than I thought it was 4 years ago. I also just realized that at some point, I came to prefer this to BT in a blind comparison. Solid whiskey.
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I recently learned these are all single barrels but due to the speed of their bottling line some cross pollination is possible. Likely means a tad more bottle variation than I would have previously suspected.
Palate change, batch variation, etc. It’s a rare whisky that shows real long-term consistency … thank goodness!
This one grew on me over time. Also, air does wonders for it.