pkingmartin
Eagle Rare 10 Year Single Barrel
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
June 19, 2022 (edited August 28, 2022)
Next in my Buffalo Trace series is a sample from a single barrel Eagle Rare that was picked out by Drammers.
The nose starts sweet with a light sourness with honey dew, diced Granny Smith apples and candy corn then mild earthy notes of blonde roast espresso beans and chocolate covered candied pecans followed by mandarin oranges and cherry cough drops that transitions to light spices of spearmint, ginger, cloves and dusty barnyard floors with low ethanol burn.
The taste is a thin to medium mouthfeel starting with sweet with a light sourness with honey dew, diced Granny Smith apples and candy corn then mild earthy notes of spicy mocha, black peppercorns and candied pecans followed by mandarin oranges and cherry cough syrup that transitions to light spices of spearmint, ginger, cloves and mildly bitter black tea with low ethanol burn.
The finish is medium length with milk chocolate covered candied pecans, sautéed cinnamon apples, cherry cough syrup, cloves, ginger and dusty barnyard floors.
This is very enjoyable bourbon that the nose draws you in with a balance of sweet and sour citrus, light earthy notes of chocolate, nuts and coffee and ever so slight rye spices that are well balanced and carry over to the palate without veering into any overly bitter or spicy notes before finishing with a balanced mix of earthy, sweet and light spices. Unfortunately the main fault with this is that BT decided to bottle this at 45% ABV which I keep finding to be too low on their products that thins the flavors and could have been a stellar product at 50%+. Hopefully one day BT decides to make an Eagle Rare Single Barrel Barrel Proof version which I think would take this to another level much like Jack Daniels did with their bourbon.
At a price of $50, this doesn't really seem worth it IMHO and I'd much rather spend a little more to get a Russell's Reserve single barrel or OF 1920.
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@BDanner That’s great, don’t tell too many people though or the flippers here in VA might migrate to your state as it’s become harder for them to buy it outside of 1 bottle limits on random day drops.
Luckily, we can get this semi-regularly for the MSRP ($40) here in NC. Hell, it's probably easier to get than Buffalo Trace here.
@bigwhitemike I want to replace my review with what you said as I think it perfectly describes what has happened to this bourbon. @PBMichiganWolverine Yep, it’s allocated here as well and I’ve seen this in some DC shops for $100 which is just laughable.
This has become an “allocated “ item. So not worth the asking price now ( $60-100 here )
This is a good bourbon that unfortunately has migrated from being a good to great value at $30 to a subpar $50 bottle (if you can find it). Definitely not worth hunting for, but enjoy for what it is when the opportunity presents.
wow, bummer :(