Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 2016

Uncut. Unfiltered. 17 years. The 2016 annual release of Eagle Rare 17 Year — the longest-aged bourbon in the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.

Eagle Rare 17 Year is the bourbon expression of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, released each fall to allocated retailers in limited quantities. At 17 years, this is fundamentally different from the standard Eagle Rare 10 Year — nearly two decades of Kentucky barrel aging producing aged leather, dried fruit, deep oak integration, and a polished complexity that extended maturation achieves. The 2016 reflects the specific barrel selection by Buffalo Trace's master distiller for that year's BTAC release.

Tasting Notes

• Appearance: Deep rich amber from 17 years in new charred American oak.
• Nose: Complex and perfumed — dried fruit, aged oak, and a distinctive sophistication from nearly two decades of maturation.
• Palate: Aged leather, honey sweetness, smoke, and herbs — the mature oak character fully integrated.
• Finish: Long and dry with oak and dried fruit fading through a deeply satisfying close.

Specs

• Distillery: Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, Kentucky
• Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Age: 17 years
• Bottling: Uncut, unfiltered
• Release: 2016 BTAC Annual Release
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• How does Eagle Rare 17 Year differ from Eagle Rare 10 Year? The 10 Year is widely available at 90 proof with fruit character. The 17 Year is uncut and unfiltered — 7 additional years producing deeper oak, dried fruit, and a more complex, polished profile.
• How do the 2015 and 2016 vintages compare? Each BTAC vintage uses a different barrel selection with varying proof and tasting character. Both are genuine BTAC expressions; the 2016 is slightly more recent and may have marginally different character from 2015 depending on the specific barrels chosen.
• Is the 2016 still available? In limited quantities. BTAC releases sell out at allocation and are not restocked. The 2016 is now nearly a decade from primary distribution.
• What is the BTAC? Five annual limited releases from Buffalo Trace: George T. Stagg, William Larue Weller, Thomas H. Handy, Sazerac 18 Year, and Eagle Rare 17 Year. Released each fall to allocated retailers.