Buffalo Trace
Buffalo Trace
50.5%
17 Years, 4 Months
Bottled at 101 proof in an homage to the original Eagle Rare brand launched in 1975, 2024's Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old Bourbon was distilled in spring 2007 and aged at least 17 years and four months.
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Bright and fruit-forward at first on the nose: blueberry, blackberry, plum, fig and toffee. It’s a combination of bright fruits and rich dessert.
The palate is complex and drinks wonderfully at 101 proof — plenty of character without being a bruiser. Sweet fruits meet caramel, butterscotch, toffee, pleasant oak, a hint of nutmeg, baked apple and tobacco.
The finish is long, layered and nuanced — really pleasant and shows how the flavors and tannin can come together without requiring crazy high proofs. Fig, cherry, blackberry, melon, apple and brown sugar all stew nicely and sit for a long finish.
No doubt my favorite of this year's lineup, Eagle Rare 101 finally soars on the wings of complexity and balance in a form that’s easy for anyone to instantly love.
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Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.
