In reply to AugustusGloop Everything Rare Character touches is incredible

In reply to Aggie Therapist

Aggie Therapist said:

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We got permission to use the TexAgs logo for the 4 Roses pick!

And Mr. Jones is requesting a bottle as well. I think one of the pick team members can make that happen.

Big step forward for the TexAgs bourbon community.

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Damn, now I'm sad I didn't get in this one

In reply to htxag09 Hopefully this is the beginning of something great and we have more great collaborations!

It's only the beginning.

Just grabbed a bottle of barrel strength bulleit bourbon at Specs.

Any comments?

In reply to ChoppinDs40 My comment is to let us know how it tastes

I'd return it. I was disappointed by it and ended up using as a mixer halfway through. Had a weak finish that was underwhelming for a barrell strength product.

In reply to ChoppinDs40 Better than regular Bulleit, but as far as barrel strength bourbons, it's relatively forgettable. Not bad by any stretch, but I think I have only bought it once. Curious your thoughts once you pop it. Maybe I need to revisit.

In reply to ChoppinDs40 Not worth it

In reply to Aggie Therapist

Aggie Therapist said:

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Hopefully this is the beginning of something great and we have more great collaborations!

It's only the beginning.

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Hope the pic team got a good one!

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HouseDivided06 said:

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Better than regular Bulleit, but as far as barrel strength bourbons, it's relatively forgettable. Not bad by any stretch, but I think I have only bought it once. Curious your thoughts once you pop it. Maybe I need to revisit.

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bought for a gift/take to dinner tonight at a friend's...

hopefully I just have a glass or 2 or throw in an old-fashioned and can leave it there to collect dust if he doesn't like it.

In reply to BrokeAssAggie You know us. You know it will be amazing

How difficult is it to find 10 year Eagle Rare? And the going rate?

Thanks

In reply to RC_57 I've never seen it in a store in-person.

But I'm new to the game.

In reply to RC_57 moderately. msrp is up to 40ish right now. secondary is 60ish.

if you are in austin/sa/dfw/houston you should be able to find a store that has it at a marked up price fairly easily.

That being said what is the reason you want it, at 60 there might be better recommendations for you.

In reply to RC_57 Found it twice in the "wild" at msrp. I'm not a big "hunter" but occasionally show up at specs & total wine at 10 on a Saturday.

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RC_57 said:

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How difficult is it to find 10 year Eagle Rare? And the going rate?

Thanks

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If you pop into a specs or total wine once or twice a week you should eventually stumble upon one. Might take a few months.

I've seen it several times, usually in the $50-60 range which is more than I'd personally pay. Spec's on drop days have had it consistently lately for MSRP.

Not terribly hard to find. Recently bought 2 on secondary because a friend was looking for one, but otherwise I have found them in stores pretty regularly through even tight years.

Thanks all

I had some at a wedding last month. Very smooth.

But now that I think about it, knowing the wedding party and the venue (Broadmoor in Colorado Springs) it probably wasn't the 10 yr bottle.

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RC_57 said:

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Thanks all

I had some at a wedding last month. Very smooth.

But now that I think about it, knowing the wedding party and the venue (Broadmoor in Colorado Springs) it probably wasn't the 10 yr bottle.

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I bet it was.

In reply to RC_57 99.999% chance it was the 10 year. That is by far the most common bottle. The other versions are top dollar bottles.

you'll be able to find it at some point but if you are looking for other things you might like i'd recommend Bowman Brothers at $30. Its a BT product like Eagle Rar, different mash bill but will share a lot of the same flavors and lower proof. Evan Williams Single Barrel - this will taste different but it is an 8+ year old bourbon that drinks very easily for $35ish. For around $60 4 roses small batch select has a pretty similar to ER with a bit more depth imo.

Yes, thanks for the replies

As the reason why I was thinking it might not have been the 10yr is because (1) we were drinking it in the grooms 1,100 sqft suite (2) wedding budget was $140k

Anyway, I'll be pouring a glass soon. Test purposes only right?

Thanks again for all the replies and recommendations for me to try.

In reply to RC_57 It is still a nice allocated bourbon and a favorite of some folks.
Plus, at a resort, they would sale it for $100+ a bottle.

I think Eagle Rare recently changed the labeling to make the 10 year age statement much more prominent. I had a couple of different people be like "hey I found a 10 year Eagle Rare" and I had to break to them all Eagle Rare is aged 10 years (except of course the stuff I will never see).

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RC_57 said:

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Yes, thanks for the replies

As the reason why I was thinking it might not have been the 10yr is because (1) we were drinking it in the grooms 1,100 sqft suite (2) wedding budget was $140k

Anyway, I'll be pouring a glass soon. Test purposes only right?

Thanks again for all the replies and recommendations for me to try.

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Double Eagle very rare is 6-9k secondary. 2k MSRP for the bottle. If you drank that, consider yourself a lucky man!

In reply to wmitchell Guess it could've been ER17. Those aren't too crazy on secondary and would be a nice pre wedding bottle

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RC_57 said:

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How difficult is it to find 10 year Eagle Rare? And the going rate?

Thanks

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There's a place near me that may have it for $50. In SW Houston..

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BrokeAssAggie said:

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Guess it could've been ER17. Those aren't too crazy on secondary and would be a nice pre wedding bottle

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True. $1100ish

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ryeguy said:

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Tell me where to get an ER17 for 1100 and I will buy all of them.

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was just about to say this