Eagle Rare
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Eagle Rare is a brand of bourbon whiskey distilled and distributed by the Buffalo Trace Distillery.
[edit] History
Eagle Rare was originally a 101-proof ten-year old Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey (not single-barrel) from Seagram. Introduced in 1975,[1] Eagle Rare was among the last new bourbon brands introduced prior to current era of 'small-batch bourbons'. Eagle Rare has been distilled, bottled and/or marketed by a number of companies, including the Old Prentice Distillery of Frankfort, KY.
The Sazerac Company, a New Orleans-based producer and importer and the parent company of five distilleries, acquired Eagle Rare from Seagram in March 1989.[2] Sazerac's Kentucky distillery was then known as George T. Stagg Distillery. Today the distillery is known as Buffalo Trace.
The original 101-proof ten-year old non-single barrel bourbon has been discontinued as of March 2005.[3][4]
[edit] Current Brand Expressions
Currently, two basic varieties of Eagle Rare are produced. The first is aged for ten years in charred oak barrels, and bottled at 90-proof. It is a single barrel bourbon. The whiskey from each aging barrel is bottled individually, none of it is blended. This creates a unique flavor for each barrel.
The second variety is aged seventeen years in charred oak barrels as part of its "Antique Collection". It is also 90-proof, but aged for seventeen years, much longer than most bourbons.
[edit] References
- ^ Veach, Mike "Seagram's Timeline" BourbonEnthusiast.com, undated, retrieved on February 4, 2009.
- ^ Company News; "Seagram to Sell Rights to 17 Brands" New York Times March 29, 1989, retrieved on February 4, 2009.
- ^ Eagle Rare 101 - Forum on Straightbourbon.com, retrieved on February 4, 2009.
- ^ "Eagle Rare 101. To stock up or not to stock up" Forum at Whiskey Magazine, retrieved on February 4, 2009.
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