Aromas of spearmint and red cherry are fortified with tasting notes of cedar, tobacco and more cherry. Allegedly losing 73% angel’s share and bottled at 101-proof, you can imagine how rare this expression is - all but guaranteeing you won’t find it anywhere at its $99 SRP. Stagg was not included because the 15-year-old barrels did not meet Buffalo Trace’s strict taste standards).īut after sampling all four we’ll select our favorite: the Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old. Handy Sazerac Rye, Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old, and Sazerac 18-Year-Old Rye (alas this year the 15-year-old George T. Somehow we were lucky enough to get our greedy paws on samplers of each of Buffalo Trace’s Antique Collection, and every year the package beams golden rays like that scene in Pulp Fiction where Vinnie Vega opens Wallace’s stolen briefcase.Īrguably the most coveted American whiskey collection every year, you could easily name all the Antique Collection on this list: William Larue Weller, Thomas H. $400 / 47.2% ABVĮagle Rare Antique Collection 2021 (Eagle Rare) The 20-year-old bottle might be better, but we haven’t tried it so we’re just grateful to taste Michter’s famed caramel, white chocolate and vanilla notes. While the whiskey was sourced, Master Distiller Dan McKee handpicked the barrels and oversaw the aging, where Michter’s heat-cycles their warehouses to perfect maturation. While the whiskey was sourced elsewhere, Master Distiller Dan McKee handpicked the barrels and oversaw the aging, where Michter’s heat-cycles their warehouses in order to perfect maturation. Aged for a decade in new charred American white oak barrels, this Kentucky juice is so coveted a private barrel if Michter’s sold at auction last year for over $200,000 in London, making it the most expensive bourbon barrel ever sold. Michter’s 10 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight (Michter’s)Īlthough originally gaining fame for their ryes, Michter’s 10-Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon was dubbed ‘Best American Whiskey’ by Food and Wine magazine. Finally, they were laid to rest in one of Eddie’s favorite timber rickhouses.Įvery year one of Wild Turkey’s most coveted releases, Master’s Keep One, keeps the tradition flowing that started in 2015 with the original Master’s Keep 17-Year Old. So Eddie hand-picked a 14-year-old whiskey to blend with younger barrels preferred by Jimmy - and then marry them in specially toasted and charred new oak barrels. Together Master Distiller Eddie Russell and his father, the previous MD Jimmy who led the foundational American distillery through the dark 80s that claimed numerous whiskey makers, share over a century of distilling experience.įor this edition they combined mid-aged bourbons (eight to 10 years) which are the latter Russell’s preference with the complexities that can be found in older bourbons, which are Eddie’s preference. The sixth limited-edition release in the Master’s Keep series aims to pay tribute to the generational talent and skill in the Russell family’s legacy. Wild Turkey ‘Master’s Keep One’ (Wild Turkey)
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