The Kentucky-based distillery, Buffalo Trace, has announced its first release from their experimental Warehouse P. The Eagle Rare 25 is an ultra-aged bourbon created to express the Distillery’s relentless commitment to innovation and is the result of a $20 million-plus program set over two experimental warehouses.
The idea behind the program has grown from the belief that the world’s best whiskey is yet to be created, inspiring Buffalo Trace—over the years—to conduct thousands of experiments that affect aging and maturation. Some of the tests include barrel char levels, temperature, airflow, light, barrel placement, and much more. Warehouse P is one of two purpose-built warehouses that the brand has built to experiment with the production of American whiskey and bourbon.
Buffalo Trace Distillery Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley commented:
“Eagle Rare 25 defies the conventional limits of typical bourbon aging. 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 flavors from the barrel becomes more intense, often leading older whiskeys to taste over-oaked, astringent, and dry. The unique set of aging conditions in Warehouse P has allowed us to create a 25-year-old bourbon that smooths out the extractions and highlights the desirable flavors found in ultra-aged American whiskey products.”
While time in the barrel contributes to creating an ultra-aged bourbon, it is the marriage of age and maturity, or how factors including oak type, barrel char, temperature, humidity, and barrel placement alter the whiskey over time, that creates a truly outstanding taste experience.
“We closely monitored Eagle Rare 25 throughout the aging process,” Wheatley continued, “and discovered that the impact over time due to controlled, extended aging was optimally mature whiskey – by that, I mean whiskey that is uniquely smooth and complex with deep, mature flavors around every corner. Eagle Rare 25 is unlike any other extra-aged bourbon on the market today. We are quite proud of this bourbon.”
“Around the globe, an eagle’s wings symbolize freedom and the opportunity to reach higher. It’s also a reminder for us at Buffalo Trace Distillery to never settle in our pursuit of crafting the perfect bourbon,” noted Andrew Duncan, Global Brand Director at Buffalo Trace Distillery. “In service of that relentless pursuit, 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.”
The custom packaging boasts a sterling silver, hand-hammered wing design that encases the 101-proof bourbon in an elegant glass bottle. Approximately 200 bottles of this ultra-rare limited release will be available in November 2023 in select outlets around the world for the price of $10,000 per bottle.
For more information, please visit https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/our-brands/eagle-rare/eagle-rare-25.html
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