Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey 2024
Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey 2024 is a 50.5% ABV (101 proof), 750mL Kentucky straight bourbon from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection — distilled in spring 2007 and aged for 17 years and 4 months in new charred American oak. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 50.5% (101 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 17 years, 4 months — distilled spring 2007
- Mash bill: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (low rye)
- Release: Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, fall 2024 — extremely limited
- Origin: Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
The Antique Collection's Quiet Giant
Each fall, the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection is the most chased release in American whiskey, and Eagle Rare 17 is its elder statesman: the same low-rye mash bill as the beloved 10 Year Old, given seven more years in the rickhouse and bottled at 101 proof — the strength of the original Eagle Rare launched in 1975. The 2024 edition drew top marks from reviewers, with Breaking Bourbon and VinePair both scoring it 95. Shop the Eagle Rare collection and the bourbon whiskey shelves at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Dark cherries, toasted oak, vanilla and a hint of leather on the nose, with caramelised sugar and subtle herbal spice; full-bodied on the palate — dried fruit, honey, rich caramel and toasted nuts with dark chocolate and orange peel over oak and leather; a long, warm finish of baking spices and oak.
How to Enjoy
Neat in a Glencairn, poured and left to breathe — seventeen years in oak deserves a slow glass and no mixer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection? Buffalo Trace's annual fall release of five limited, highly allocated whiskeys — Eagle Rare 17 is the oldest bourbon in the set.
How old is the 2024 Eagle Rare 17? It was distilled in spring 2007 and aged 17 years and 4 months before bottling at 101 proof.
Why 101 proof? The 2024 bottling is proofed at 101 (50.5% ABV) as an homage to the original Eagle Rare brand introduced in 1975.
What mash bill is it? Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1, the distillery's low-rye bourbon recipe.
Seventeen years, one of the hardest allocations in bourbon — collectors can order the 2024 Eagle Rare 17 online through Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.