The 2020 Eagle Rare 17 was distilled in the spring of 2002 at DSP-KY-113 in Frankfort, Kentucky. Milled through a #10 screen, cooked at 240°F with reverse-osmosis limestone water, and sour-mash fermented in carbon steel. Double distilled through a beer still and doubler to 135 proof, then barreled at 125 proof in Independent Stave #4 charred white oak. Aged on the first floor of Warehouse P for 18 years and 3 months before chill filtration and bottling at 101 proof.

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.

Is the 2020 Eagle Rare 17 actually 17 years old?

It is older. The label on the 2020 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old carries the brand's standard 17-year statement, but Buffalo Trace's fact sheet for the batch records 18 years and 3 months of maturation, from a spring 2002 fill. The 17-year figure is part of the whiskey's name rather than a measurement of each batch, and the actual age varies year to year.

Where was the 2020 Eagle Rare 17 aged?

The 2020 Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old matured on the first floor of Warehouse P at Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, from barrels filled in the spring of 2002. The 2019 release came from the same fill on the same floor, bottled a year earlier at 17 years 3 months.

Is the 2020 Eagle Rare 17 chill filtered?

Yes. Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old is chill filtered and bottled at a fixed 101 proof, which sets it apart from the George T. Stagg, William Larue Weller and Thomas H. Handy bottles in the same 2020 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, all of which are released uncut and unfiltered at barrel strength.