Now let’s look at Eagle Rare 17
Some things I see:
- Poor Eagle Rare is always the unloved child of the BTAC group but it always tends to be a nice well aged whiskey. In line with this is the fact that there hasn’t been many big changes or shifts over the years.
- The very first release gets special mention as the only BTAC bottling from warehouse “V.”
- As would be expected for a well aged product, almost all the barrels have come from low floors. The “I” and “K” warehouses have tended to be the main choices over the last decade
- 2004 gets special mention as the lowest barrel release in BTAC history with only nine whole barrels being poured. Good luck finding one of these ~1000 bottles!
“Phases”
- 2000-2006: The early years didn’t have many wild things going on. Some mild warehouse and floor variations, but for the most part it was pretty much the same despite the oddball 2004 release.
- 2007-2010: BT flirts with larger barrel numbers and also starts to look in other warehouses. The evap rate is also highly variable depending on the year.
- 2011-2016: This begins the slow and steady phase with nearly identical barrel amounts each year although there are slight variations in warehouse and floor choice. The “I” and “K” warehouses tend to be popular here
- 2017+: Things get a little wacky in 2017. See below:
Notes for 2017:
- BT throws a bit of a curve ball this year. The barrel count is up a bit, but this is probably because the evap rate is WAY HIGH! Nearly 90%!?! I do wonder if this is correct? If this is true, this will be a very rare bottle this year with only around 1500 bottles total.
- It might be because the warehouses got switched up for this year. “C” is back in the mix and this is also the first time ever for “P.”
Booze Stats 