Smell: bottle opened for two weeks. Tootsie roll and dark fruit, sweet chocolate. Taste: sweet cola, candy corn, bright with some herbal notes, sweet oak and vanilla in the finish. More of that cherry cola and oak in the finish which lasts a long time. Compared to 12 yr: Smell: marshmallow, oak, some vanilla Taste: mildly sweet up front but still has a cola flavor, some marshmallow, some honey, subtle oak in the finish. Still very good. Dark fruits, some cherry.
Eagle Rare 17 Year Bourbon (Fall 2025)
Whiskey Bourbon Kentucky 17 Year 50.5% ABV
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Since its introduction with the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection in 2000, Eagle Rare 17 Year has been a component. Like George T. Stagg, Eagle Rare is produced from a low-rye bourbon recipe. Barrels selected for the Fall 2025 release had aged for 18 years and 4 months, surpassing the 17-year age statement. Since 2018, it has been bottled at 101 proof, honoring the brand's 1975 debut. Distribution begins in October 2025 to select retailers nationwide, with a suggested retail price of $149.99.
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