Eagle Rare Single Barrel

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Eagle Rare is packaged with the “bold american eagle” on the front of each bottle, and looks like a special occasion kind of bourbon. The dark amber color, in the thinner than normal whiskey bottle, drew me to it and piqued my curiosity. I was impressed immediately when I uncorked this spirit. The intensity of the burn in my nose was on the lower side of medium and didn’t overpower the smokey aroma.  The sweetness and fullness of body of this bourbon is dangerous. It was hard for me to not make drink after drink to an overly intoxicating level (which we don’t support). The perfect balance of smoothness and bite is interestingly well blended, and is “reminiscent of a fine port wine” (so says the label). This is certainly a whiskey that deserves to have “rare” in its name.

Straight

Over ice or neat is where this bourbon shines its brightest. People try to inject quality into a product with stories and elaborate words, but once you reach this level of craftsmenship, your product speaks louder for itself. I was satisfied by the crispness, sweet grain and smokey charred white oak barrel flavor, along with a flavorful finish and smell. You can not go wrong with Eagle Rare on the rocks.

Mixed

With my normal Diet Coke mixer, the quality was hidden though still incredibly enjoyable. I wouldn't consider this a soda mixer, but in a Manhattan or Whiskey Sour, you could expect a very high quality mixed beverage.

Price: $30.99

Worthy: 8.5/10

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5 Responses to “Eagle Rare Single Barrel”

  1. Eric says:
    April 21, 2010 at 8:53 pm

    Ah, yes, one of my favorite bourbons. Glad to see this reviewed. I’m always surprised when I see the price — it tastes $10-15 more than it retails. Definitely a value bourbon in the aged/small batch category.

    Cheers!

  2. Whiskey is Good says:
    April 21, 2010 at 9:37 pm

    Glad to see you agree. We’ve had plenty of bourbons with a much higher price tag that can’t come close to Eagle Rare.

    Quality all around.

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    April 23, 2010 at 7:42 pm

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  4. Bruce says:
    May 22, 2010 at 1:26 pm

    Ah, yes, one of my favorite bourbons. Glad to see this reviewed. I’m always surprised when I see the price — it tastes $10-15 more than it retails. Definitely a value bourbon in the aged/small batch category.

    Cheers!

  5. Steve says:
    May 29, 2010 at 7:18 am

    Ah, yes, one of my favorite bourbons. Glad to see this reviewed. I’m always surprised when I see the price — it tastes $10-15 more than it retails. Definitely a value bourbon in the aged/small batch category.

    Cheers!

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