"Buffalo Trace isn't just unveiling another whiskey. It is releasing the oldest age-stated bourbon it has ever bottled: Eagle Rare 30. Thirty years in new oak. On paper, that shouldn't work. The climate is too aggressive, the wood too dominant, the losses too severe."
"The reason this campus attracts so many loyal followers is because it is a cathedral for casks, its saints the names on the labels: W. L. Weller, Colonel E. H. Taylor, Elmer T. Lee. And, of course, the patron saint of bourbon, Pappy Van Winkle."
"The whiskey is refracted through time, wood and warehouse alchemy into a spectrum of identities. Buffalo Trace itself is steady and workmanlike."
Buffalo Trace unveils Eagle Rare 30, its oldest age-stated bourbon, aged for thirty years in new oak. Despite challenges like aggressive climate and wood dominance, the distillery succeeds in creating a unique bourbon. The distillery attracts loyal followers, likened to a pilgrimage, with its iconic labels like Pappy Van Winkle. The whiskey produced reflects a spectrum of identities, showcasing the complexity achieved through time and barrel maturation, despite the uniformity of the distillation process.
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