Buffalo Trace Distillery Releases Eagle Rare 25 Year Old
Buffalo Trace Distillery has announced the release of Eagle Rare 25, an ultra-aged bourbon that marks the oldest expression released from the Eagle Rare portfolio. It joins the lineup of Eagle Rare, Double Eagle Very Rare, and Eagle Rare 17 Year Old.
Eagle Rare 25 is a result from Buffalo Trace Distillery’s multi-decade, $20 million dollar plus experimental program. Buffalo Trace Distillery has conducted thousands of experiments over the years to test a variety of factors impacting the aging and maturation of whiskey, including barrel char levels, temperature, airflow, light, barrel placement, and more.
Eagle Rare 25 is the first release from Warehouse P, one of Buffalo Trace Distillery’s two experimental warehouses. Warehouse P was constructed to test if it was possible to extend favorably both the aging and maturation processes typical for American whiskey and bourbon.
Eagle Rare 25 is described as having aromas of “intense cherry, oak, dark chocolate, and an icing drizzle.” The palate is “a balance of vanilla, dark fruit, and butterscotch,” followed by “an extremely long finish with lingering notes of rickhouse floor, baking spice, and black pepper.”
Bottled at 101 proof, Eagle Rare 25 is presented in a custom display box that opens to reveal an eagle’s outstretched wings framing a custom sterling silver wing hand-hammered to a hand-blown crystal decanter. The decanter also contains a glass eagle on the inside.
Eagle Rare 25 is limited to approximately 200 bottles and will be released to select retailers, bars, and restaurants globally beginning November 2023 at a suggested retail price of $10,000 per 750 mL bottle.
Source: Buffalo Trace Distillery.