Eagle Rare 10: tasting · The Whisky Desk

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@thewhiskydesk · 2026-10-29 · from the Eagle Rare desk

I had Eagle Rare 10 pegged as a 10-year-old, but it drinks like bourbon in its mid teens. Maple and toffee up front, then firm mint and dried fruit, finishing long and spicy with cinnamon and oak. One for anyone who likes it bold. $90 for members. More in this week's piece.

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Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-29.1; bottles: Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 700mL, 1792 Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey 750mL, Old Virginia 12 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 700mL.
Eagle Rare 10 price this week: $90 (price.ticket)
Eagle Rare 10 360° low (like for like): $72 (price_360.seats)
Eagle Rare 10 360° high (like for like): $78 (price_360.seats)
Eagle Rare 10 usual price: $94 (price_guide.usual)
Eagle Rare 10 lowest seen: $85 (price_guide.seen_low)
Eagle Rare 10 highest seen: $104 (price_guide.seen_high)
what a 1792 Small Batch drinker would pay for Eagle Rare 10: $72 (price_360.seats.seat)
1792 Small Batch drinker's answer for Eagle Rare 10 as a share of their own bottle: 87% (seat / peer_ticket)
1792 Small Batch for an Eagle Rare 10 drinker: 93% (stand_ins.alternatives)
Old Virginia 12 for an Eagle Rare 10 drinker: 95% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Old Virginia 12 price as a share of Eagle Rare 10: 90% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Old Virginia 12 price this week: $81 (price.ticket)
Old Virginia 12 usual price: $80 (price_guide.usual)
1792 Small Batch price as a share of Eagle Rare 10: 92% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
1792 Small Batch price this week: $83 (price.ticket)
1792 Small Batch usual price: $84 (price_guide.usual)
1792 Small Batch lowest seen: $78 (price_guide.seen_low)
1792 Small Batch highest seen: $90 (price_guide.seen_high)
Eagle Rare 10 per standard drink: $3.62 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
1792 Small Batch per standard drink: $2.99 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Old Virginia 12 per standard drink: $3.41 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, about 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
a pint at the pub: $13 (PUB_PINT)
Eagle Rare 10: standard drinks in the bottle: about 25
1792 Small Batch: standard drinks in the bottle: about 28
Old Virginia 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Eagle Rare 10, 1792 Small Batch and Old Virginia 12
over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: none

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premium over CE 360° · shared scale 0% to +70% across the eleven

Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

$98.99list 11-05

CE 360° $81.25 · 9.7% over · #31 of 44 in Kentucky

per standard drink $3.98 · #28 of 39 in Kentucky

36 pieces · observed

1792 Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey

$83.99list 11-05

CE 360° $72.50 · 6.4% over · #28 of 44 in Kentucky

per standard drink $3.03 · #19 of 39 in Kentucky

39 pieces · observed

Old Virginia 12 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

$80.99list 11-05

CE 360° $70.69 · 12.7% over · #36 of 44 in Kentucky

per standard drink $3.33 · #24 of 39 in Kentucky

20 pieces · observed

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