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Old 02-12-2008, 02:16 PM   #1
ronwar
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Eagle Rare 17 & George T Stagg Comparison

I picked up a couple of bottles of the Eagle Rare 17 and received a fact sheet similar to what mshade posted for the George T Stagg, which I love.

I found it interesting that there is not a lot of differences between the two. Below is the fact sheet of The Stagg with difference from the ER17 in red

Distiller
Buffalo Trace Distillery, Franklin County, Kentucky

Age Profile
Year of Distillation: Spring of 1992 1988
Release: Fall of 2007
Release Brand name: George T. Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Proof for release: 144.8 90.0

Recipe
Large Grain: Kentucky Corn; Distillers Grade #1 and #2
Small Grain: Minnesota Rye
Finish Grain: North Dakota Malted Barley

Cooking/Fermentation
Milling screen: #10
Cook Temperature: 240 degrees Fahrenheit
Water: Kentucky Limestone with Reverse Osmosis
Fermentation: Carbon Steel / Black Iron fermenter
Mash: Sour

Distillation & Aging
Distillation: Double Distilled; beer still and doubler
Proof off still: 135 Proof
Barrel: New, White Oak; #4 Char; Charred for 55 seconds
Barrel maker: Independent Stave; Lebanon KY
Barrel entry proof: 125 proof
Barrel size: 53 liquid gallons; 66.25 Original Proof Gallons
Warehouse: Warehouse I Warehouse C
Floor: 1st 2nd
Evaporation loss: 45.23% of the original whiskey lost to evaporation 70.64%

Bottling
Barrel selection: 94 hand picked barrels 44
Filtration: None Chill
Product Age: 15 years and 6 months old at bottling 19 years
Tasting comment: "BIG and RICH" "Delicate body with dry woody finish"

It is very good in its own right, but I enjoy the big flavors of The Stagg just a little more.
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