Eagle Rare 10 is one of the best-value bourbons around when you can find it, and my Eagle Rare 10 review is basically a recommendation. It’s smooth, complex and cheaper than it should be.
About Eagle Rare 10
It’s made at Buffalo Trace in Frankfort, Kentucky, which is owned by Sazerac. Eagle Rare is a 10-year-old bourbon, bottled at 45% and aged in new charred American oak, and it’s a single barrel bottling. It’s often treated as the affordable end of the distillery’s sought-after range.
In the UK it’s easier to find than in the US.
Eagle Rare 10 tasting notes: nose, palate and finish
Toffee, orange peel and honey on the nose, with a bit of leather, some herbs and a hint of candied nuts. It’s rich and complex.
On the palate it’s smooth and sweet, with caramel, orange, vanilla, a little spice and some dry oak. The finish is long, warm and a bit dry. It’s balanced and elegant, and it’s hard to find fault with it.
Eagle Rare 10: neat, with water or in a drink
Start neat, add water a drop at a time, and bring in ice only if you must. It’s too good for mixing, though it makes an excellent Old Fashioned if you want to be generous. It’s a good bourbon to share.
Is Eagle Rare 10 worth the money?
About £41 for 70 cl. For a 10-year-old single barrel bourbon at 45%, that’s excellent value, and it’s the one I’d recommend to most people. Where to buy Eagle Rare 10: start with the retailer link on this page, then compare it with your usual shop.
Eagle Rare 10 alternatives
Buffalo Trace is the cheaper sibling, Elijah Craig Small Batch is a good alternative, and Four Roses Single Barrel is the other great-value choice.
Who should buy Eagle Rare 10?
Anyone who wants a really good bourbon without paying silly money.
Eagle Rare 10: my verdict
A smooth, complex, beautifully balanced bourbon that’s excellent value. One of the best you can buy. Caskable score: 81 out of 100.
Toffee, orange peel and honey, with leather, herbs and candied nuts.
Smooth and sweet, with caramel, orange, vanilla, spice and dry oak.
Long, warm and a bit dry.
A smooth, complex, beautifully balanced bourbon that is excellent value.
Thomas Grønvold is the founder of Caskable and a whisky enthusiast who believes the best way to learn about whisky is simply to drink it, compare it, and stay curious. From supermarket favourites to bottles from distilleries around the world, he writes about what he actually tastes and experiences, without pretending you need to be an expert to enjoy a good dram.
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