Eagle Rare at Seven Saints
Seven Saints does whiskey so, so damn good. One of the things that makes them way up there for whiskey in CU is their reserve barrels. They had a hand-selected barrel of Buffalo Trace that then became their own Seven Saints reserve, and next on the list is Eagle Rare. So I could have a basis for comparison, I gave their regular 10 year a taste.
Eagle Rare is a bourbon owned by the Buffalo Trace Company, which also makes a whole slew of other whiskeys. It doesn't have a whole lot of rye in it, so it has a lot of sweetness and toasty, warm flavors instead of the spice and bite of high-rye bourbons.
The color in the glass is a warm, golden amber color. The nose has a toasted caramel scent with some burnt leafy, oak qualities and some citrus. The drink starts sweet and woody and kinda spikes into this grain and charcoal flavor that's done incredibly well. Then the drink blossoms into a sugary, vanilla sweetness that coats the whole mouth at the end of the drink. It develops lightly but lingers with a very sweet finish.
Overall, it was a little sugary sweet for me in the finish, but with a few drops of water, some of that was subdued, and it became a fantastic whiskey. It's very sippable and offers some great flavors.
Good review, and it's a good whiskey. Eagle Rare is one of my favorites, probably because of the sugary sweet finish.
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