Eagle Rare vs Bulleit 10 year Bourbon Review
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2024
- Episode 109. Eagle Rare should be apart of everyone's bourbon journey. Lots to enjoy, and I'm told it is a good value in the US. This review is a bit of a nod to my most watched video where I review BT vs Bulleit. Fun to shoot, I actually like both, but today, Eagle is the clear winner. It also costs a lot more in Canada! #whiskyfabric#whiskytube#whiskyneighbour
Eagle Rare all the way!
ER always gets amazing towards end of the bottle - needs to breathe...
I certainly continue to enjoy this bottle and it's been open for a while.
Definitely agree with your sentiments, John. I was quite disapppointed by the Bulleit 10 as, like you say, it wasn't much of an upgrade on the regular.
What are your thoughts on Eagle Rare? Is it easy to pick up overseas?
Whisky Neighbour I’m a big fan of Eagle Rare. Not overly easy to pick up here, though it is available fairly often online. Just finished a bottle yesterday!
@@WhiskeyStraightAl awesome! Belated cheers then! Cool you finished it on Bournon day
I had the opportunity to try both and I prefer the Bulleit 10 over the Eagle Rare, which I actually use for made cocktails. It is interesting to see reviews like yours where not only through your thoughts about a drink but you compare with another one. Cheers!
Thanks for the encouragement. It's been a while here, but Eagle Rare continues to be a good bourbon for me. In my market, I would happily pick up the regular Bulleit as it is half the cost of the Bulleit 10
Eagle Rare has a some nice nuances and does a really good job for a 90 proof product! Great comparison! Cheers!
I agree, it holds up well. Thanks for dropping in!
So…. I’m relatively new to drinking Bourbon, Whiskey, and Scotch. Actually, I was a beer guy most of my life (don’t ask me why because I hate it now). Recently I wanted a change from the top shelf tequilas, or occasional vodkas I usually drink. So, the first Bourbon I intentionally bought was the Bulleit Bourbon, and I immediately loved it. Drank that for a while, and just today I tried the 10 year. Wow, what a noticeable improvement, and difference. It’s honestly so damn delicious, and easy to drink. It was $47.99 at my store and that’s cheap for my area. I can’t wait to expand my horizons and try other things. If anyone sees my comment, and has the patience to read it lol, PLEASE send any recommendations my way. Really enjoyed watching your video btw, and can’t wait to try the Eagle Rare.
Welcome to the journey! There are so many excellent whiskies to enjoy. Since you enjoy Bulleit, have you tried any of the Wild Turkey range? Also high in rye, I would consider Rarebreed. Yes, it's hot, but a splash of water and it is so good. Thanks for dropping in.
@@WhiskyNeighbour I have not tried that yet. Thanks for the suggestion. Can’t wait to try it. Subscribed.
So my store didn’t have Rarebreed. I was sort of in a rush because I had a long day at work (sales 🙄) and wanted to get home. I went with 4 Roses because they didn’t have Eagle Rare either. Any thoughts on it before I crack it?
@@GasGotti Is it one of their single barrels? I really enjoy those. The select is OK to. Nice balance of spice and a bit of dried fruit.
@@WhiskyNeighbour I am actually not sure my haha. But I actually just found the Eagle Rare for $60 at another store. Can’t wait to relax and try some.
Both great drinks! Eagle Rare was my introduction to bourbon. Both are favourites of mine.
Can't really go wrong, and what I choose depends more on mood. Cheers!
Eagle Rare 10 for me!
Good choice!!
Very nice review, I'll check out more of your videos. By the way, I just tried the Eagle Rare ($30 in CA) and it's so nice.
Great price for a solid pour. Glad you could find it and pick it up. Cheers!
Eagle Rare is my 2nd favorite. $65-$70 a bottle is nuts. Where I'm at in the southeastern US it's usually in the low to mid $30 range. I guess there is some aspects of laws between the two places, but wow.
It is good liquid though, even if it cost too much. I continue to enjoy this through summer!
Great review. Comparing right here with you. I agree. Ha the funny thing with me is when I can find Eagle Rare on the shelves all the time I like it a lot. Now that I can’t find it anywhere for a month or so, I love it.
Funny how that cycles. Still, I'm glad you usually can find this one, a classic!
Another great review, John !
Thanks!
Nice bourbon review Jon. Same here in MB, Eagle Rare when you can get it is around $60, which is pricey compared to other bourbons.
Still good Bourbon, but I am not sure why it is so much less in the US. Have you had any interesting pours lately?
I have a bottle of Wild Turkey Longbranch to open soon, so I’m looking forward to that. I have to finish off a few before I can justify buying more right now heh.
@@Gary-ev4rt I really understand that. I too need to finish off a few bottles before I should pick up anything else. I'd like to try Longbranch sometime, I haven't made the leap for that bottle yet.
The cost thing is funny. Here in the USA - Pennsylvania. Eagle Rare is $30 and Bulleit 10 is $50.
When I'm in the mood for mellow and sweet it's ER, when I'm in the mood for hot and spicy it's Wild Turkey 101. I don't drink much Bulleit these days. It tastes different to me. i guess they may have changed their source?
So strange the way pricing works. If that was the sticker, I would recommend ER even more! I would also agree, 101 is a solid choice for spice. Up here, RareBreed is only slightly more, so I usually go that way. Cheers!
@@WhiskyNeighbour - that makes it even funnier. Here 101 is $27 and rare breed is $47. For only a few dollars more rare breed would be the obvious choice for you. I drink rare breed too but not as often because of cost.
@@carlh4350 Good to share this , as I feel cost plays a role in our purchasing decisions. At least it does mine! Thanks again.
Nice head to head Jon, I like you said always have Eagle Rare on my bar but even though the Bulleit 10 didn't crack 4.0 this time I think I will get bottle just to compare to other high rye mashbills. Cheers to a great weekend and of course the Raptor's historic win!
Thanks! I hope Bulleit does a bit better for you. Earlier I thought I enjoyed it a bit more. As another fellow wrote, perhaps it was oxidized, being so low in the bottle. Anyway, enjoy the weekend too and I'll be cheering that series win for a while yet!!
I agree with the chocolate and coffee tasting oak flavor in Eagle Rare. Most bourbons I drink are more fresh wood and spice flavors but Eagle Rare reminds me some of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked which has more of that dark chocolate or toasted marshmallows. It's mostly traditional bourbon flavor but it skews much more rich.
I enjoy those flavours. WR Double Oaked is something I need to try soon, for some reason, I have yet to bring it home. Cheers!
Well today Eagle is 33 to35 bucks at Bev-Mo ...if they have it! It's getting very popular now. I expect the prices to rise soon. Bummer.
A good sipper, even for that price IMO. Hopefully it will not continue to rise.
ER often does very well in a side-by-side. Just a very pleasant nose and mouth feel. Younger, bigger bourbons (even a 10 year in this case) have the brash flavour profile, but not always the finesse.
A great dram for sure!
Great review once again. Er is 57 in Ontario . I think it only comes in once a year and it's on the shelf for maybe one or two days and then it's history. I was lucky enough to get myself a couple of bottles tho. I like it much better than the bullet too.
Not a bad price these days for an excellent Bourbon IMO. Glad you enjoy it too. Cheers!
Its 60 bucks here in Quebec, they finally got some stock in and sold it online only, it sold out in a day. I managed to get myself 1. But I'm almost hoping I don't like it considering how much more expensive it is here than the US
I know that feeling. Still, I hope you enjoy the pour!
Maybe the trouble you’re having with the bullet has to do with the fact that you’re down to the last inch in the bottle and it’s had time to oxidize a little more
Possible. The bottle never really warmed up for me though. Good, but just not much better than regular Bulleit
Lovely comparison! I have a weird question. How tall is the Eagle Rare bottle? I just put up new shelves for my collection, but I'm not sure there's enough space between them!
Thanks. I will measure tonight when I am back home.
13 and 1/4 inches
@@WhiskyNeighbour Tight fit, but I think there's room enough! Thanks ✌
Great side by side, Jon! I like both of them, but for me Eagle rare has been a repeat purchase just because it's so damn good, while I only got the Bulleit 10 once...
Yep, ER is worth repeating! Cheers!
Eagle Rare is my 2nd favorite bourbon behind Blanton's. It will probably jump Blanton's because Blanton's is just about to price me out of buying everywhere.
I have hope the steady price climb for our favourites will slow down. I heard Knob Creek is bring back the 9 year stamp. Perhaps stocks are catching up. Thanks for the comment. Blanton's is excellent, though I have not had it in a while. Cheers!
@@WhiskyNeighbour Blanton's is my personal favorite. Which is what sucks so much. I'm being priced right out of it. A store employee told me that his distributor rep said with a Blanton's price you are basically paying $15 for the bottle alone. Something, that after one, ends up in the garbage or recycling bin. Buffalo Trace makes plenty of other great drinks. Tonight I'm in the Col. Taylor Small Batch.
Just picked Eagle Rare up and all I taste is plumb…. Not necessarily great to me. I prefer Buffalo Trace. I’m wondering if it just needs to be open a while before the good flavors come thru. Very disappointed in Eagle Rare. But I’ll give it time.
I hope it softens for you. I definitely think there is more fruit in Eagle Rare than BT, but for me it is more cherry and is additive to BT. Not subtractive. Cheers
I’m in Australia, where liquor prices are crazy high. Eagle Rare is usually around AU$85 (about CD$78), and very few spend over that for American whiskey. That’s the top for me, and drunk more sparingly than my regular drinker Buffalo Trace. It’s great getting a Canadian’s perspective as assessments on value for money are closer to the Australian experience. Great vids - keep it up.
Thanks. I can see ER heading to that price level. As I indicated it's up to $69.00 regular price around here already. I can get a lot of bourbon for that price. BT is often around $35. Everything seems to keep going up!!
eagle rose $57 and $53 10 yr Bulleit Bourbon
@@junkfoodguy that is close. Which is probably how it should be. I wish ER was lower priced and closer to Bulleit 10 around here.
@@WhiskyNeighbour ya i was lcbo sir doing price comparsion both.ya cant wait to try 10 yr old Bulleit.but im excited o tryout the wisers lanny macdonald bottle finally they released it!
@@junkfoodguy I am looking forward to Paul Coffee. Love Rye!!
I Enjoy drinking Eagle Rare Bourbon 10yr. I'd like to see your review of their 17 yr brand.
I would too! Sadly I do not have a bottle. What other Bourbons do you enjoy?
It is really hard to beat a Buffalo Trace product.
They know how to make an excellent Bourbon!! Often a little sweeter too, which has a broader appeal. Is ER a favorite of yours?
@@WhiskyNeighbour not tasted ER in a couple of years. Elmers, BT, EH Taylor, and Blantons are though.
What is your favorite?
@@whiskeymusic9684 that is hard to say. I have had pours of each, but only had bottles of BT and Eagle Rare. I need to bring home some EH Taylor and Blanton's to really know them. Price has kept me back. While I probably have 2 bottles of BT for every one ER, I prefer Eagle Rare.
Great episode from the past: Bulleit improves very little from NAS to 10yo, even the new Barrel proof Bulleit rarely beats ANY other CS bourbons . . . soemtimes in Ontario , Bulleit10 is on sale for jsut 40$ (from 50$CAD) 2020 . . . Eagle Rare is sold out in Ont.
$40 Is a good deal! That is close to the regular Bulleit price here in AB. That is sad for me to hear about the CS not being much better. I was thinking of picking up a bottle if it ever goes on sale. I guess it's not worth it. Thanks for sharing.
@@WhiskyNeighbour Bulleit CS is 80$CAD in Ontario, but not selling out fast. On line review is lukewarm (i was hoping for more). 80$CAD sees VERY competitive range: Forester 1920CS , Stagg JR , BAkers CS, ... adn that is 20$ more than RareBreedCS, 1792 CS, KnobCreek60% , JackDaniesl 65%,
etc...
@@ironmantran right! And I love those you mentioned on the $60 bracket so it really needs to shine in the $80 range!
Looking at the bottles , I would guess that he likes bulliet a little better.
lol! well, I certainly finished them both. Good whiskey!
Just picked up 3 bottles of ER for 39.99 each
Wow! Great price
The shot is in hand
Cheers!
Bullet is made in Indiana what I've been told. ER is hard to find.
It certainly used to be made by someone else. I think they ha e their distillery running now.
@@WhiskyNeighbour well i can as a buddy. But it was on the old Fitzgerald property when I was there. Few years ago. Nice office and good rye. No distillery or rockhouse.
@@maddkatter7948 Wild!
bullet just opened their brand new distillery in Shelbyville Kentucky. I will be shooting a video from there shortly my friend.
Awesome! I look forward to catching that. Also, I'm a bit jealous you can drop to so many distilleries. Enjoy!
Whisky Neighbour it is fantastic my friend.
Eagle 🦅 rare . 80/100 price in USA 30 - 50 dollars
Fair score. I think i would be higher for my palate
For £30 in uk hard to beat , very nice
Which one do you prefer?
Yeah Buffalo Vs Bulliet was first vid I watched of yours..
Eagle Rare is usually €45-50 here in Ireland 🇮🇪 but usually would be from €60-70.. it can be really expensive...
You never really see Bulliet 10 but I’ve had regular Bulliet and Bulliet Rye which I love.
Cool you caught the first one! I enjoy Bulleit Rye a fair amount. However, it comes to Bourbon, I find the BT line has integrated their flavours just a little better if looking for a sipper. Price is tough eh?! Another viewer wrote he gets Eagle Rare for $30 US. Crazy!
@@WhiskyNeighbour Don't know if I could justify paying more than €90 ($100) for a bottle of whiskey. I did $92 US in the Heaven Hill distillery tour when I visited Kentucky but that was for a barrel proof 12 year old Eljiah Craig which was like 69.7% if I remember correctly.
@@Darragh1 I would pay at least that amount for an EC barrel strength. I bet that bottle was amazing!
Whisky Neighbour haven’t opened it. Was direct from the distillery so I’m keeping it for a special occasion.
Eagle Rare is way better. The Bulleit 10 Year has a musty taste to me!
Interesting. I do not get must, but the flavours from Eagle are better for me too.
That price on the Eagle rare shocks me. I thought Ontario was always more expensive. When we can get it, it's $57.
It is too high here, not sure why.
@@WhiskyNeighbour The only problem is that it really lives up to it's name here. It is indeed quite rare. It just came on the market again and I snagged 3 bottles.
@@davidbroughall3782 Nice haul! This is a great bourbon for me, really appreciate the flavors. Cheers!
It’s like $32 here at my closest store it’s EXTREMELY hard to find they can only sell one bottle per day that’s it if it sells out it’s done
Eagle Rare is not as cheap as it used to be and its getting hard to find.
Too bad. This is a great Bourbon with a wide appeal.
With hand waving motion "Sierra Springs is not the Liquor Store you are looking for"
lol! Oh, but it is ... Great store!
Did I see you at the Wine and beyond rare release? I thought it was you ,but wasn't sure
I wish. Sadly, I did not make it out to line up. Did you pick up anything unique?
Whisky Neighbour No I was completely skunked. First one I attend and there was a pile of people there. One guy thought upwards of 300
@@pjfan173 whoah. I thought they handed out tickets to the first people that could be redeemed for the purchase of a special bottle . Sorry to hear you came up dry.
He gonna get drunk just deep inhaling that thing 😂
It's good whiskey. Hard to take it slow!
i guess bulleit would be like russell
Similar with the higher rye and spice.
You seem like a nice guy. You remind me of Ned Flanders from The Simpsons
Lol!
Hidaleeho there neighbor!
Eagle rare all day,bulleit is a lie.From a company who bought there way into whiskey from the bulleit family
Glad you enjoy Eagle Rare. Certainly a favorite of mine.