Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2013 Antique Collection)
Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2013 Antique Collection)
Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2013 Antique Collection)
Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2013 Antique Collection)
Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2013 Antique Collection)
Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2013 Antique Collection)
Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2013 Antique Collection)
Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2013 Antique Collection)
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Age: 17 Years in Oak (Aged roughly 19 Years total from Spring 1993 Distillation) | Region: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA | Proof: 90.0
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Eagle Rare 17 Year 2013 is the aged, drinking-strength bourbon of the fall 2013 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection: spring-1993 distillate from Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1, carrying the brand's 17-year statement at 90 proof (45% ABV) while the liquid itself had spent roughly nineteen years in oak.

The Elemental Distinction

  • Bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV), the Antique Collection standard for this bourbon before the 2018 move to 101.
  • Distilled in the spring of 1993; the whiskey was about nineteen years old behind its 17-year statement.
  • Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 — the low-rye recipe of Kentucky corn, Minnesota rye, and North Dakota malted barley.
  • One of three consecutive releases (2012, 2013, 2014) drawn from 1993 distillate as separate barrel selections, per Buffalo Trace.
  • The measured, oak-led counterpoint to the barrel-proof bottles in the same set, the 128.4-proof Handy that year among them.

Sensory Profile

Nose: Deep butterscotch, toasted sweet corn, and vanilla over old polished oak, with warm baking spice behind, per contemporaneous reviewer accounts.

Palate: Butterscotch and candied nuts up front, turning toward root beer, orange zest, and integrated oak; two decades of wood without astringency, in reviewer assessments.

Finish: Dry, oak-framed, and long, with tobacco-leaf and dried-citrus notes trailing off gently at drinking strength.

Strategic Position

Where the barrel-proof bottles of the 2013 Antique Collection argue at strength, this one argues with age: nearly two decades in oak delivered at an approachable 90. Within our extra-aged bourbon shelf at Midnight Whiskey it is the reference for how far Mash Bill #1 can be taken before the wood wins.

Technical Specifications

Proof 90
ABV 45%
Age statement 17 years
Actual maturation About 19 years (spring-1993 distillate)
Mash bill Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (low rye)
Warehouses Warehouses I and K (Floors 2, 3, and 6)
Region Frankfort, Kentucky
Format 750 mL

Collector Note

Edition identity is the story: 2012, 2013, and 2014 all trace to spring-1993 distillate, but Buffalo Trace has said each year was a separate barrel selection rather than one batch split three ways. The 2013 selection stands on its own — and hands off to the 17-year-statement 2014 Eagle Rare, which the distillery pulled early and tanked to hold its oak in check.

Recommended Serving

Serve neat in a copita or tulip glass at room temperature; at 90 proof it needs no water, and chilling mutes the two-decade oak aromatics that define it.

Production Methodology

This bourbon began as spring-1993 distillate from Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 — Kentucky corn, Minnesota rye, and North Dakota malted barley. The barrels aged for roughly nineteen years on the second, third, and sixth floors of Warehouses I and K before selection for the fall 2013 Antique Collection, where the brand's fixed 17-year statement stayed on the label as it has across releases of varying true age. It was cut to the line's traditional 90 proof for bottling, the standard this bottling held until the 2018 return to 101.

Authentication & Vault Preservation

Every bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see our editorial and authentication standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the 2013 Eagle Rare 17 really 17 years old?

The label carries the brand's fixed 17-year statement, but the 2013 Eagle Rare 17 was distilled in the spring of 1993, so the whiskey was roughly nineteen years old at bottling. Buffalo Trace keeps the 17-year name constant even when a release runs older.

What mash bill is the 2013 Eagle Rare 17?

The 2013 Eagle Rare 17 uses Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1, the distillery's low-rye bourbon recipe of Kentucky corn, Minnesota rye, and North Dakota malted barley. It was bottled at 90 proof for the fall 2013 Antique Collection.
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All Sales Final: Due to alcohol regulations, we cannot accept returns for change of mind.
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