Eagle Rare 25 & 30 Year Review: Is $12,500 Bourbon Worth It?

Fred tastes and reviews Eagle Rare 25 and 30 Year old. Will the 30 year be the first bourbons north of 25 years that he's ever liked? Fred's new book, Bottom Shelf: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bott... Dierks Bentley episode: https://youtube.com/live/4BnqN6TyN8Q Chapters 0:00 - Intro: The $12,500 Bourbon Review 0:40 - History & Aging of Older Whiskeys 1:10 - Naming the New Crow Mascot 1:36 - Previous Experience with Eagle Rare 25 2:20 - Tasting Media Samples & Career Longevity 3:30 - My Criticism of Older Bourbons (Old School Palate) 4:43 - Buffalo Trace’s Experimental Cooling Warehouse 6:34 - Can Slow Aging Change My Mind? 7:54 - The New Age of High-End Auctions (Bonhams & Christies) 10:38 - Eagle Rare 25-Year-Old: The Nosing (Chocolate Milk) 12:51 - Eagle Rare 25-Year-Old: Tasting & Mouthfeel 15:46 - Eagle Rare 25-Year-Old: Cinnamon & Complexity 19:16 - Eagle Rare 30-Year-Old: The Nosing (Sawdust & Oak) 20:31 - Eagle Rare 30-Year-Old: Initial Tasting 22:45 - Eagle Rare 30-Year-Old: Molasses & Mind-Blowing Sweetness 26:54 - Comparison & Final Scores 28:46 - The Kentucky Colonels & Final Thoughts Join Fred's Whiskey Club:   / fredminnick   Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel:    / @fredminnick   The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/   / fredminnick      / @fredminnick     / fred.minnick   Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/... Subscribe to Fred's Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... https://bourbonpursuit.com/all-podcasts/ Bottles reviewed on this channel are often supplied by manufacturers or their affiliates, but this does not sway this channel's truthful, unbiased opinion. Read the Full Disclosure Statement: https://www.fredminnick.com/disclosures/