Distiller Notes
2021 San Francisco World Spirits Double Gold Medal Winner
The fragrant aroma has almost a wine-like character with hints of almond, cigar boxes and cinnamon. The delicate and dry mid-palate tastes of leather, vanilla and tobacco. This bourbon lingers, finishing with hint of leather and toffee.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
The bouquet slowly emerges, offering delicately sweet scents of buttered popcorn, light toffee, maple and lanolin. The corn base taste of the palate entry is balanced by a sap-like flavor; at midpalate sweet, oaky, maple-like and grainy tastes meld into a seamless taste profile. Finish is elegant, semisweet, intensely oaky, resiny and pineapple-like. Range: 90-95
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Whisky Advocate
The other whiskeys in the Antique Collection get all the attention but, for the past few years, Eagle Rare 17 year old has been very impressive. This year’s edition features vanilla taffy, caramel almonds, maple syrup, and candy corn, with balancing notes of polished leather, summer fruit, a dusting of cinnamon, mocha, and soft mint. The flavors are nicely integrated with good depth. A rock-solid effort that will not disappoint.
Although Bourbon may be produced anywhere in the United States, it is most commonly associated with Bourbon County, Kentucky, where it has been produced since the late 18th century. Made from a mash bill containing at least 51% corn, the Bourbon Whiskey distillate must be aged in new, charred white oak barrels. Bourbon Whiskeys are bottled at eighty proof (40% abv) or higher and cannot contain any added color or flavor. A versatile spirit that can be sipped neat, with water or on the rocks, it also performs nicely added to cocktails like the Old Fashioned.