Name: Eagle Rare 17Yr
Brand: bestcraftbeerstore.com
SKU: 09637
Price: 513.13 USD
Availability: InStock

Eagle Rare 17Yr

Description

Tasting Notes and Characteristics:

On the palate it unfolds with a silky, warm entrance and a layered complexity that hints at dark fruit, vanilla, and a gentle oak glow, finishing with a refined sweetness and a long, balanced fade. Eagle Rare 17 Year is a bourbon whiskey produced by the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky, United States, aged for 17 years in charred oak barrels to develop its deep, well-integrated character. It carries an ABV of 0.45, delivering a noted yet smooth strength that suits sipping neat or with a splash of water. A serving idea would be pairing it with dark chocolate or blue cheese, letting the chocolate amplify the richer cocoa notes while the cheese contrasts with its caramel and vanilla lift, making for a thoughtful use-case in a whiskey-tasting moment.

Producer Information: Buffalo Trace Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery anchors Kentucky’s Bluegrass identity with a long, hands-on craft ethos that threads its historic hills and limestone springs into every drop. The distillery preserves time-honored methods, small-batch distillation, careful aging in seasoned ricks, and meticulous barrel selection, producing a flagship bourbon in Buffalo Trace, along with a range of standout whiskeys that reflect the site’s depth: Eagle Rare, Blanton’s Single Barrel, Weller expressions, and the esteemed Sazerac Rye. Within its fine-spirits portfolio, the distillery also houses the acclaimed George T. Stagg and Stagg Jr., as well as Elmer T. Lee, all crafted in the same steadfast Kentucky tradition. This regional identity is reinforced by the surrounding rolling farmland and a philosophy that values terroir, time, and a disciplined approach to maturation.