Grain to glass, per the 2011 sheet: a mash of Kentucky corn of distillers grade #1 and #2, Minnesota rye and North Dakota malted barley, milled on a #10 screen, cooked at 240°F with reverse-osmosis-treated Kentucky limestone water and fermented sour in carbon steel / black iron; beer still and doubler, off the still at 135 proof; into new white oak from Independent Stave in Lebanon, Kentucky, charred #4 for 55 seconds, at 125 proof. These barrels were filled in the spring of 1993 and rested on the second, third and sixth floors of Warehouses I and K, where 52.7% of their contents evaporated; the 24 chosen were chill filtered and bottled at 90 proof at 18 years and 7 months.

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.

How old was the 2011 Eagle Rare 17 at bottling?

18 years and 7 months, by Buffalo Trace's fact sheet for the fall 2011 Eagle Rare 17 Year Old. The bourbon was distilled in the spring of 1993, the same season as the 2010 release, and bottled under the brand's 17-year age statement.

Is the 2011 Eagle Rare 17 a barrel-proof bourbon?

No. Buffalo Trace chill filtered the 2011 Eagle Rare 17 Year Old and bottled it at 90 proof (45% ABV); the barrels had been filled at 125 proof.

How is the 2011 Eagle Rare 17 different from the 2010 release?

Both were distilled at Buffalo Trace in the spring of 1993 and bottled at 90 proof, but the 2011 Eagle Rare 17 was a year older at bottling (18 years 7 months against 17 years 7 months) and came from Warehouses I and K alone, where the 2010 drew on Warehouses C, H, I, Q and K. Its tasting comment adds “delicate” to the dry, leather, vanilla and tobacco of 2010.