This whiskey is distilled meticulously from a premium low-rye corn mash profile, utilizing traditional copper column distillation loops at DSP-KY-113 in Frankfort, Kentucky. The specific 32 barrels chosen for the celebrated 2016 batching run were cellared for seventeen years across floors 1, 2, and 3 of Warehouses H and K. Cut slowly down to its target 90 proof line using pure limestone spring water before bottling, it undergoes a dedicated chill-filtration sequence to ensure absolute clarity and liquid stability under the global brand parameters managed by the Sazerac Company.

Every bottle handled by Midnight Whiskey is procured strictly through authorized, verified allocation channels and passes rigorous physical seal and label inspection points before being logged into inventory. Shipments are handled via specialized, glass-rated container packaging and absolute age-verification checks; an adult signature (21+) is strictly mandatory upon delivery. Review our complete protocols via the verification each bottle receives, Vault keeping and signed handoff, and our published provenance standards.

What proof is the 2016 Eagle Rare 17?

The 2016 Eagle Rare 17 is bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV) and chill filtered. It is a signature 17-year Kentucky straight bourbon distilled in the spring of 1999, made from Buffalo Trace's low-rye Mash Bill #1—the same recipe utilized for George T. Stagg releases.

Is the 2016 Eagle Rare 17 different in proof from later releases?

Yes. The 2016 Eagle Rare 17 is 90 proof, the standard strength used for the Antique Collection release through the 2017 cycle. In 2018, the proof was permanently raised to 101—the iconic strength at which Eagle Rare originally debuted in 1974. A 2016 vintage bottle predates that transformation and is proofed at the lower 90 proof limit managed under the global Sazerac parent framework.