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Buffalo Trace releases 25-year-old Bourbon worth US$10,000
Buffalo Trace Distillery has announced the release of Eagle Rare 25, a 25-year-old Bourbon which master distiller Harlen Wheatley claims to be “unlike any other extra-aged Bourbon on the market today”.
At 25 years old, Eagle Rare 25 marks the oldest expression released from the Eagle Rare portfolio and the first whiskey to come from the Distillery’s Warehouse P, a US$20-million-dollar-plus experimental programme.
Approximately 200 750ml bottles of Eagle Rare 25 will be released to select retailers, bars, and restaurants globally from November 2023 at a suggested retail price of $10,000 per bottle.
The expression joins the Eagle Rare line-up of Eagle Rare, Double Eagle Very Rare, and Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old, released each autumn as part of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.
Buffalo Trace master distiller Harlen Wheatley said Eagle Rare 25 was “unlike any other extra-aged Bourbon on the market today”.
“When crafting whiskey in conditions like those we experience in Kentucky, two reactions happen over time: more liquid is lost due to evaporation – also known as angel’s share – and extraction of flavours from the barrel becomes more intense, often leading older whiskeys to taste over-oaked, astringent, and dry. The unique set of ageing conditions in Warehouse P has allowed us to create a 25-year-old Bourbon that smooths out the extractions and highlights the desirable flavours found in ultra-aged American whiskey products,” he said.
Eagle Rare 25 was bottled upon reaching its silver anniversary in the barrel. To highlight this, the decanter has been designed with a custom sterling silver wing hand-hammered to encase each hand-blown crystal decanter. Opening the custom display box reveals an eagle’s outstretched wings framing the 101-proof Bourbon, which also contains a glass eagle inside the bottle.
Andrew Duncan, global brand director at Buffalo Trace Distillery, said of the release: “Eagle Rare 25 is the pinnacle of American whiskey to date from our Distillery, and our Eagle Rare brand is the perfect portfolio to showcase this barrier-breaking expression.”