Eagle Rare 10 Year Old

This one is on my short list. Thanks for the review.

@Georgy, PM me if you want to talk bourbon or rye. Back in Connosr 1.0 my standard bourbon, wheated bourbon, US rye, and other Desert Island Lists were available for view. In any country outside the US picks for US whiskies have to start from the list of what you have available. In other words my top 20 or 30 probably are not for sale where you shop. But it is likely that if you have even moderate variety that you can get some good ones. Eagle Rare is a Buffalo Trace Distillery product, and every bottle of Buffalo Trace Distillery whiskey has been allocated since about 2014. When whiskey became very popular almost all of the products from the Buffalo Trace Distillery disappeared from the shelves immediately in the US. The one exception is standard Ancient Age bourbon, which is simple, 40% abv, and very batch variable. I wouldn't recommend standard AA, but even there, an above average batch is pretty good.

@Georgy Just curious: are you Russian or just a native English speaker living there? I ask because if you are the former you have an exceptional grasp of the nuances and idioms of the English language for a non native speaker. If you were not coming to us from Moscow I would never guess that you were not from an English speaking country. And BTW, I find your reviews and comments very insightful. Cheers

@Victor The High West Double Rye that you recommended IS available! So it's on my list!

@BlueNote Thank you ever so much for speaking so highly of my English. I'm glad you like my reviews! At times I do feel like in my past life I was a native with a great love for the English language. So great, in fact, that I just had to learn it all back and speak in the way I used to do it in my past life. I'm far from being a native, however. And if you spoke to me in person, that would become obvious within a few minutes of our conversation, since I have a peculiar combo of two standard accents mashed together ( American and British)

@Georgy when I lived in China, you could always tell where a Chinese person learned English because they would adapt either an American, British or Australian accent. Very slight mind you and it took me a while to notice.

@casualtorture The Queen's English is the most difficult to learn. Very few non-native speakers can get it right. It requires a more focused articulation of all the sounds.

A good review @Georgy and also on my short list. Additionally, the design of this bottle is rather nice. The print on the glass and specifically the illustration of the eagle

@Georgy - Oh poppy cock!

Just saw your review after posting one and it's funny you get rum and raisins - thought I was being an odd ball there! This really is a beauty; only the Elijah Craig 12 has come close for me but I think this may edge it due to the softer wood influence.

I would concur that your English is excellent hence the, terrible, gag above!

@RianC Thank you! Really underrated. This one doesn't shout, but it sure is substantial and very complex. A favorite one for sure!)

Nice to see you back @Georgy.

@BlueNote Thank you! I've been busy trying some whiskies))