Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old uses Buffalo Trace's Mash Bill #1, the low-rye bourbon recipe it shares with George T. Stagg. The 2014 release was vatted from the second, third, and sixth floors of Warehouses I and K and bottled at 90 proof. Buffalo Trace described it as aged nearly two decades, older than the 17-year statement on the label - a quirk of these mid-decade releases. The proof would rise permanently to 101 with the 2018 edition.

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Was the 2014 Eagle Rare 17 really only 17 years old?

The label carries Eagle Rare's 17-year age statement, but Buffalo Trace described the 2014 release as aged 'nearly two decades,' so the whiskey was older than 17. It is bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV) and was vatted from Warehouses I and K.

How does the 2014 Eagle Rare 17 fit in the collection?

It is the collection's age-driven bourbon: a low-rye Mash Bill #1 whiskey aged nearly two decades and bottled gently at 90 proof, a contrast to the high-proof Stagg and Weller. The 2014 came from the second, third, and sixth floors of Warehouses I and K. That 90-proof strength was the Eagle Rare 17 standard through 2017.