Bourbon_Obsessed_Lexington
Eagle Rare 10 Year Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
September 1, 2020 (edited September 30, 2020)
Captains log, September 1st 2020. Happy Bourbon Heritage Month everyone.
I just keep going back to this. My first experience with Eagle Rare was a graduation ceremony. This bottle was on the bar and I must have gone back 2 or 3 times for another pour. I had no idea that within another year or so this bottle would disappear. It was the beginning of a love/hate relationship with Buffalo Trace products.
This largely empty bottle has been neglected but still smells and tastes great 2-3 years later and 4/5ths gone. The aroma is that of oak and tobacco leaf. It's mellow. The aroma is accentuated with cherry cola and prominent caramel sweetness as well.
The palate is just so soft. It can rest on the tongue with near zero burn. It's not oily or viscous, not velvety, just soft.
The oak and tobacco still predominate from entry to mid palate with some caramel apples and cola spice on the end. The finish is fairly short and sweet with a slight acidity but without any drying tannins.
This remains a solid sipper and a great value. That said, maybe it's time to stack it up against Evan Williams BiB, Early Times BiB and others that don't fly off the shelf in the same irritating way this does. I'll always be a fan, if for nothing other than the mellow caramel and tobacco with just the right balance of oak and cola spice. Game on Buffalo Trace, game on Bourbon Heritage Month.
35.0
USD
per
Bottle
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The comments here really mirror my feelings. I love most of the BT products but have so much difficulty finding them and I only live 20 miles from the distillery. I still search them out but refuse to give secondary market pricing. That make HH, BW and a few lesser known more attractive. Keep the faith more will be available in 4-6 years
@Bourbon_Obsessed_Lexington I am extremely jealous of your grocery store. You're quite right though that "the one" isn't out there. I started my whiskey tasting quest to find the one - or perhaps the one in each of a few price ranges - but I continue to find my preferences changing based on my mood, the weather, and so on.
@ContemplativeFox @WhiskeyLonghorn @BeppeCovfefe The frustrations aren’t real. I’m fortunate to see most mid-tier BT (ER, BT, EHT, Weller green label) show up at my local grocery store in rotation for 35, 25, 40 and $18. I’ve learned that OF, Wild Turkey, Beam and esp HH churn out equally good bourbon that is (thankfully) always available. That said, I no longer seek out most BT products but will pylo one into the rotation if I find it. With Bookers, Rare Breed, OF 1920 around I’ve got nothing to complain about. This month is an exercise in the sad truth that “the one” is likely not out there, or simply changes with the day. The pour of ER last night over frying bacon to go with breakfast tacos for dinner sure hit the spot though. Wouldn’t have melded so well with George T Stagg, but that said a bit of most anything 100 proof or under would have been just fine.
@BeppeCovfefe @WhiskeyLonghorn I'm all on board the WT train right now, but I will still stand by Eagle Rare 10 since so far I've been able to find it off and on for $30. I'll also join you in standing on the Heaven Hill since they do still have a few really standout offerings. Brown Forman has an interesting lineup since they have Glendronach in there with Old Forester and Jack Daniel's - the latter of which I'd scoff at were it not for the amazing CS SiB sitting on my shelf. I can do some Beam and occasional Suntory. But why must everything get so expensive and hard to find? :(
@BeppeCovfefe I’m with you. I’m sticking with the Turkey and Brown-Foreman products I can find everywhere. I’m hot and cold on Heaven Hill, and I’m over Beam.
"and a great value" wait wha??? this was under 30$ not that long ago, and if you can find it at 35 I recommend you fill your trunk with it. On another note, Buffalo Trace(really Sazarac) has done more to drive me to Heaven Hill, Beam-Suntori and Brown Foreman than I ever imagined possible.