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Buffalo Trace Antique Collection: Eagle Rare 17yr 2012

Bourbon Buffalo Trace

This is the Fall 2012 Release of Buffalo Traces coveted Antique Collection member: Eagle Rare 17yr.

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Aggregated Reviews

Raided Score: 94
Whisky Advocate
By John Hansell
The oak is kept in check for such an age, and all the flavors work well together. Nicely done!
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Raided Score: 92
Drinkhacker
By Christopher Null
Rather a classic whiskey with just a touch of tawny port character on the finish. Scarily drinkable though less complex than I might like.
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House Review

Nose:
Fruity sawdust, oaky, cocoa, caramel, rich pepper. Really quite fruity.
Taste:
Medium mouth feel, no heat, cocoa, oaky sawdust, fruity. Its actually super fruity, loaded with raspberry, melon, passion fruit, vanilla and caramel. Its everything I like about an off the shelf Eagle Rare 10yr Pick, but amplified a bit. The oak really helps to balance what could easily be runaway sweetness, as well.
Finish:
Oaky, peppery, nice oak and sawdust notes. It is definitely mash bill 1 but balances really well with the soft oak character.
Overall:
Damn good, if a hair underproofed. If this was cask strength, I bet it would be awesome, but we can all surmise why it is not. That said, it's not over oaked and delivers a floral, fruity, faintly oaky profile with great proficiency and zero bitterness.
Score:
88
By t8ke
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