Bourbon for Dear Old Dad : Eagle Rare

Pete has some recommendations for Father's Day gifts.

Eagle Rare 10 Year

Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

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Eagle Rare Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is masterfully crafted and carefully aged for no less than ten years. The rareness of this great breed of bourbon is evident in its complex aroma, as well as the smooth and lingering taste. Eagle Rare is a bourbon that lives up to its name with its lofty, distinctive taste experience.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Complex aromas of toffee, hints of orange peel, herbs, honey, leather and oak.
Taste: Bold, dry, oaky flavors with notes of candied almonds and very rich cocoa.
Finish: Dry and lingering.

"Easily one of the most tactile yet assertive and expressive bourbons I've tasted in the last two years; fasten your seatbelts."

-Paul Pacult, The Spirit Journal

Eagle Rare 17 Year

Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

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Eagle Rare 17 year-old is one of the five bourbons included in the award-winning Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. This rare bourbon is released in small quantities once a year in the fall.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Dark candied fruit, cigar boxes, cinnamon.
Taste: Delicate and dry. Hints of leather, vanilla and tobacco.
Finish: Lingering, with a hint of toffee.

"This deep, burnished-gold whiskey has a somewhat fragrant nose and the aromas develop an almost wine-like character, with a hint of almonds lurking in the backdrop. The body is big and silky and the palate is far spicier than the nose leads you to believe, but there are also violet notes here, along with a touch of caramel and a hint of old leather. The finish is very leathery and very long."

-Wine Enthusiast magazine

Wine Enthusiast rating: 96