In October, Buffalo Hint Distillery rolled out its oldest bottle of Eagle Uncommon as a part of its 2023 Vintage Assortment. However lower than one month later, the Kentucky-based whiskey makers are relegating that “oldest” to the previous tense. The brand new Eagle Uncommon 25 is now the oldest bottle from the extremely sought-after bourbon model.
Typically, bourbon is not aged for 20-plus years. Much more than 15 years is fairly uncommon. “When crafting whiskey in situations like these we expertise in Kentucky, two reactions occur over time: extra liquid is misplaced attributable to evaporation—often known as angel’s share—and extraction of flavors from the barrel turns into extra intense, usually main older whiskeys to style over-oaked, astringent, and dry,” says Buffalo Hint Distillery Grasp Distiller Harlen Wheatley.
Earlier than creating this whiskey, Buffalo Hint performed hundreds of experiments to check quite a lot of elements that impression the whiskey’s growing older and maturation, together with barrel char ranges, temperature, airflow, mild publicity, barrel placement, and extra. Eagle Uncommon 25 is the primary launch from Warehouse P, one the distillery’s two experimental warehouses. The warehouse was constructed to check if it was potential to favorably prolong each the growing older and maturation processes typical for American whiskey and bourbon.
“We carefully monitored Eagle Uncommon 25 all through the growing older course of and found that the impression over time attributable to managed, prolonged growing older was optimally mature whiskey. By that, I imply whiskey that’s uniquely clean and sophisticated with deep, mature flavors round each nook,” Wheatley says. “Eagle Uncommon 25 is not like some other extra-aged bourbon in the marketplace at present. We’re fairly happy with this bourbon.”
On the nostril, the whiskey provides aromas of cherry, oak, and darkish chocolate. The palate balances vanilla, darkish fruit, and butterscotch, adopted by an extended end with notes of wooden, baking spice, and black pepper.
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“Across the globe, an eagle’s wings symbolize freedom and the chance to succeed in increased. It’s additionally a reminder for us at Buffalo Hint Distillery to by no means settle in our pursuit of crafting the right bourbon,” says Andrew Duncan, International Model Director at Buffalo Hint Distillery. “In service of that relentless pursuit, Eagle Uncommon 25 is the top of American whiskey thus far from our Distillery, and our Eagle Uncommon model is the right portfolio to showcase this barrier-breaking expression.”
Bottled at 101 proof, simply 200 750-ml bottles of Eagle Uncommon 25 will likely be launched. The bourbon carries a recommended retail worth of $10,000 per bottle.
Buffalo Hint Eagle Uncommon 25
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