Eagle Rare, introduced in 1975, is distilled and distributed by the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky. Eagle Rare is 90 proof bourbon, aged for either 10 or 17 years, depending on the variety.
Eagle Rare was originally a 101-proof ten-year-old (not single-barrel) Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey from Seagram created by master distiller Charles L. Beam. Eagle Rare was among the last new bourbon brands introduced prior to the current era of 'small-batch bourbons'.
The Sazerac Company acquired Eagle Rare from Seagram in March 1989. The distillery has seen much acclaim since such as becoming the only bourbon to win the double gold five times at the San Francisco World Spirts Competition.
