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- Background:
Eagle Rare 10
year is a unique rye recipe bourbon whiskey.
Originally introduced by Seagram's in1975, Eagle Rare was among the last
new bourbon brands introduced prior to current era of 'small-batch
bourbons'. The Sazerac Company, a New Orleans, LA (USA)-based
producer and importer and the parent company of many distilleries
nationwide including Buffalo Trace, acquired Eagle Rare from Seagram's
in March, 1989. Sazerac's Kentucky distillery was then known as
Ancient Age. Today the distillery is known as Buffalo Trace.
- Bourbon Type:
Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Bourbon sub-type: Small Batch Bourbon
- Proof: 101 proof
(Bottled in Bond)
- Age: 10 years
- Bottled and
distilled by: Old
Prentice Company, Frankfort, KY (Buffalo Trace Distillery) (The
Sazerac Company, New Orleans, LA.)
- Tasting notes:
Sweet, oaky nose, full-bodied with a complex palate. Smoking hints,
with a touch of sweetness of fruit or honey.
- Taster:
wbj, 2/14/07
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