I toured the Buffalo Trace Distillery, and as part of the tour I asked about the difference between Eagle Rare and Buffalo Trace bourbon. The guide said the main difference is barrel location in the rackhouse. The eagle rare barrels are stored at the bottom in more "cellar" like conditions and the Bourbon Trace barrels mid to top with larger temperature fluctuations. The larger temperature fluctuations result in the whiskey pulling more flavors from the barrel.

Recently bought Eagle rare 2 weeks ago for the first time in 2 years. Poured a little bit from a 2 year bottle with a quarter left, taste tested it. Then opened and tried the new bottle of eagle rare and was relieved to see that the flavor is still wonderfully the same, :) Thank you Buffalo Trace for keeping the flavor the same and not ruining anything, Cheers!

I can see the Buffalo Trace distillery from my front yard and can smell the mash sometimes in the mornings.

Buffalo Trace was the first bourbon I truly enjoyed at the start of my whiskey journey, and its still my Old Faithful. I can always go back to it as my tastes evolve and I still enjoy it.

These are two of my go to bourbon. Whenever someone is over and doesn't know whiskey, I will pour them one of these. Quintessential indeed.

I saw Eagle Rare on the shelves today and went straight for it.

I agree. Love them both, like Buffalo Trace just a little more.

I fell in love with Buffalo when it became available on our aircraft...I Love it! So much so that I even buy it... I’m probably twisted...but for bourbon I’m a Buffalo Trace man, American goes to Michters, and my all time favorite is....Green Spot!!! Thanks for the video!

Thank you very much for turning me on to Buffalo Trace! It's definitely now one of my top 10.

Being new to bourbon .....as far as getting into appreciating it , you two are my favorite authority and I have learned so much from you. Buffalo Trace is my favorite so far, and even my wife loves it!

I tried eagle rare for the first time a couple of weeks ago, it was such a lovely drink. I'm tempted to keep a bottle on hand permanently.

One of my two go-to -bourbons. Buffalo Trace and Woodford double Oaked. Covers 3/4 of my good taste spectrum!

I recently tried the buffalo trace, it was amazing! Enjoying the eagle rare as well. I definitely prefer the buffalo trace.

As a Canadian, Buffalo Trace is my favorite. Makes an amazing smoky old fashion too.

While I wouldn't say that either Buffalo Trace or Eagle Rare are amazing, they are both really good, rock solid bourbons for the price. I also applaud Buffalo Trace for not jacking up the price in the wake of massive demand. I can only occasionally find either standard Buffalo Trace or Eagle Rare, but when I do they are always 27 and 35 dollars, respectively.

Eagle Rare is by far my favorite daily drinker. I always buy one or the other when I'm going to the liquor store.

I myself enjoy the Buffalo Trace over the Eagle Rare Bourbon so much that I just opened my 50th bottle of Buffalo Trace and I am taking the Buffalo Trace distillery tour in September. Thanks Guy's...

I’m a new subscriber , long time creeper. I can tell all this whiskey knowledge has began to stick. Yesterday while in my local liquor store. I couldn’t help but notice a women asking if all they had was “Canadian bourbon”. I just smiled and bit my tongue.

Those two stay on my shelf all the time love hanging with them they get the job done

Mmm Buffalo Trace. My favorite whiskey/bourbon of all time

lol, at 6:00 a quintessential Rex moment; Rex demonstrates he hasn't heard a word Daniel's said by repeating everything Daniel just said about the shelf.

I just turned 21 and my first purchase was a bottle of Buffalo Trace. I've been watching you guys and your antics for nearly a year now and I love this channel (Whiskey Vault too). Glad to finally be able to partake in the shenanigans! Also, my girlfriend got me two glencairns for my birthday and we did an A/B comparison of Buffalo Trace and Evan Williams Black Label. It was fun to introduce her to some of the nosing and tasting techniques I've learned from you both. She's not much of a whiskey lover but I think she really enjoyed it too! Cheers!

I'm still new to whiskey, but Buffalo Trace is currently my go-to for cocktails. It's quality enough to elevate the drink compared to your standard well-whiskeys, but affordable enough that it doesn't feel sacrilegious to mix it. I'll still occasionally have some neat, of course.

Finally!! After so many Vault and Tribe episodes that refer to going to the "Buffalo Trace" video for more info. I knew I wasn't crazy. Ironically I think many of the other videos with Buffalo Trace gave even more distinctive notes than the solo one by itself. Well Played guys...well played.

Two of some of my favorite bourbon whiskeys 😋

Buffalo trace was the bourbon that got me into whiskey and I remember watching your advent calendar video in my research which lead me to following your channel.

Buffalo Trace and Wild Turkey 101 are good choices. May I suggest Elijah Craig Small Batch.

In a blind taste test of 15 my favorite was the Buffalo Trace.

New Vault. New Vault. New Vault. New Vault! I'm freaking excited for this new space!

I am here for the celebrity death match between buffalo trace and wild turkey 101.

Buffalo Trace is one I REALLY wanted to be in my four recommended bourbons due to my own whiskey journey over the past three years. I did make my own review video on it when I first sampled it from my own bottle a month ago. I had it for the first time in December of 2017 on my own channel and it was literally the second whiskey I ever filmed myself tasting. It's a wonderful introduction for someone who has never really partaking in straight spirits, I know back then I still had to get used to the alcohol smell. I also need to buy a new bottle... it um... went quick since it was a smaller bottle, just like my Wild Turkey 101 always does at my bar. It will always be a must bourbon to my own private tastings. I host them for friends, family and associates for now. I've even been mulling over a checklist for them to mark off before the tasting so I know what other bottles they might prefer. Does the Wizard Academy have such a checklist for trying to narrow down a persons taste profile? The quick method I use is that I always ask how they take their morning coffee. And if they don't drink that, I can just gauge what their most common beverage of choice seems to be, and go from there. ;)

I needed a new hobby and took up whiskey drinking during The Corona. Really been enjoying these videos. Working from home these days allows me to drive around the city going on scavenger hunts for good bourbon.

As someone just getting into whiskey my vote is obviously for a Quintessential List!

I got to admit I get real excited when you guys review whiskey I have heard of and can get. Buffalo Trace is easy to find in central Indiana but Eagle Rare not so much. Still looking for that one.

When you said sweet tea about the Eagle rare it made my heart leap. Let me explain I didn’t know I could like anything involving tea till I came to TX and experienced sweet tea. Always hated tea in any form till we were in Waco and my wife ordered some and told me to try and I humored her expecting to hate it once again and wow you guys down south know how to make it right is all I can say.

Also I’ve found for a little twist adding half a teaspoon (3ml) of either Bruichladdich Black Art or Glendronach Cask Strength to a dram of Buffalo Trace, smooths it out and adds a whole lot more complexity for not a lot of $ 👌🏻

I agree! BT is my go to... consistantly great!

Elijah Craig 94 was the bourbon that got me interested in the scene.

I don’t drink whiskey. I’m a vodka drinker (sorry, I’m Russian). But I just subbed, this is one of the best channels on KZfaq. Have no idea how I got here, but love it.

Randomly picked up a Buffalo Trace in my home country South Africa and WOW what an experience. This and Woodford are my go to now.

Even here in central Kentucky, a lot of people don't even think that bourbon is whiskey, so I'm not surprised at all that a lot of people haven't heard of Buffalo Trace.

Eagle Rare is hands down my favorite Bourbon. Unfortunately living in Ohio, it's hard as hell to find!

The two best value bourbons here in the UK. Both great drams. Great video gents 🥃

Watching this 2 years later sipping on my first Buffalo Trace. Love the content guys!

I’ve been sitting here sipping on this all evening, and I’ve noticed apple and cinnamon stand out to me a lot, but there’s been a very string flavor that I couldn’t pick out, and once “freshness” was mentioned, it made me immediately pick out what it was; fresh cut grass. I’m probably one of the rare cases, but I LOVE the smell of fresh cut grass enough to enjoy the flavor of it (only other time I know I tasted fresh cut grass was the bean-boozled jelly beans, so don’t worry, I’m not out eating grass as I mow the lawn).

Still haven't tried Buffalo trace. It's in my store. I've felt her up. I think I need to buy this soon. Also. Thank you guys for a great job with the channels and all else.

I saw this and swore this must have been like Whiskey Vault ep 3.

At my local stores, both of these are in pretty short supply. The Buffalo Trace goes so quick that many store have implemented a one bottle per day rule. I visited the store four days in a row, but only netted three bottles. When BT is out I go Eagle Rare. Man, I love the Buffalo.

I love how these guys don’t exclude people newer to whiskey, like me. With this kind of stuff, I feel like the people who are deep into it really ostracize people who aren’t as deep into the hobby. I like that these guys review and don’t trash whiskeys that are more affordable and accessible.

We’re very lucky here in the UK with Buffalo Trace. It’s easy to get and it’s cheap. Picked up a new bottle today for £17

I’m so here for the quintessential whisk(e)y of each category video.

Its my all time favorite. I bought a bottle in Hannaford grocery store. Bar Harbor, Maine $24.

Buffalo Trace is my favorite...love watching you guys

Eagle rare is my go to bourbon! If only others didn't like it so much.... it would be easier to find.

Just have the best of both worlds and construct TWO feature walls. The Wall of Quintessence, and The Wall of Magnificence. They could be side-by-side, or bookends. One featuring the quintessential expressions of those whiskey varieties, and the other featuring the absolute cream-of-the-crop, finest expressions.

I’m so excited I’m kind of new to the whisky tribe and I love scotch and bourbon so fare and was inspired to get some glencairn glasses and it makes such a difference

My two favorites!❤️ I never would have guessed they were the same mash bill. Eagle Rare has always been my very favorite. Until a couple of years ago, I could always get it for $28. That was perfection at a great price in my humble opinion!

I've had the Buffalo Trace cigar. Not a bad smoke.Very smooth...

Wow, no social distancing needed back in 2019. Weren't those the good old days?

Beautiful shelf idea. Im still new to this whiskey thing but I need a solid base for each category.

Buffalo Trace, whiskey that started it all for me

I've recently just had my first BT and ER tastes ever and I can say I'll try to have one bottle of each on my bar shelf at all times. I'm going in a month to the distillery in Frankfort and am super pumped! Cheers, guys!

BT is what I started on! Love this episode! Take your other MB's Buffalo Hunting!

Wild Turker 101, although my favorite everyday drinker, is not an "introductory" bourbon, in my opinion. At 101, a bit too much bite, I think. Coincidentally, I have always used Eagle Rare as my introductory bourbon for newbies. Smooth, buttery, easy drinking. Good for a beginner.

Buffalo is such a great value whisky.

Episode 239 was Eagle Rare with both of you and was the featured whiskey. I only know this because I found a random bottle last night that the owner had just put on the shelf along with the super cheap stuff, as a unicorn. This is in CO Springs, CO. Was a sweet find, so had to watch the reviews today! Cheers you MBs!

Hey guys, love the channel and website. Your reviews are always accurate, descriptive, and entertaining. My first bourbon was two fingers of Buffalo Trace neat about 15 years ago, and as you correctly stated, it totally turned me on to the entire genre. Keep up the good work!

Literally the next video in my autoplay is the buffalo trace episode. Love the channel guys. Cheers

It may be late but it's better than never! Keep up the good work, I live in Atlanta now, but this Kentucky kid is always happy to watch vids about back home! Cheers!

Hadn't been able to find Eagle Rare in any local place. But somehow on a 1400 mile road trip, I found some in a gas station outside of Des Moines Iowa. Really love it, and while I usually have a budget bourbon to mix with root beer for a cool summer drink, I have found the Buffalo Trace is quite delicious in apple juice.

Buffalo trace is my current go to bourbon. You can't buy any bourbon in Australia for under forty AU anymore so paying a little bit extra for Buffalo trace is well worth it. 😎👍

Eagle Rare is basically a 10-yr, single barrel version of Buffalo Trace. Basically.

For the price I really like Benchmark. I think its EXCELLENT to mix.

Both of you guys are convincing me to give this bourbon a shot, I consider myself more of a scotch fan and have only tried the most basic and mainstream of bourbons finding I didn’t care for them. I’ll for sure add Buffalo Trace to my list for a bourbon to try.

BUFFALO TRACE is the BEST!!!! (in all seriousness, I smell my grandfather's tobacco -- KY tobacco farmer, who made his own aromatic blend for smoking a pipe, and YES, I still have a jar of his pipe tobacco that I take a sniff of occasionally to bring back memories of my Grandpa).

We at least need the Quintessential List for introducing newbies.

Freaking LOVE Eagle Rare! So hard to get these days, but I’m headed down to BT in two weeks to stock up... Great job you magnificent bastards.

These are two of my go to bourbons. In my area however, they don't last long on the shelf (PA). In fact we have a limit per sale of maximum 3 bottles per purchase. Right now we are out of Eagle Rare and down to 8 bottles of Buffalo Trace. (FYI Ton of Jim Beam and JD.)

after watching this it helped me name the taste of the buffalo trace I was getting that wasn't cherry, and I hadn't had Fiji apple before, but last week I had a Fiji apple drink and now I'm sipping buffalo trace and sonofabitch it's true. much love always -The Whiskey Pirate

This was spot on message - I’m new to bourbon and watched a number of your posts. My first was Buffalo Trace (loved it and at $60.00, was doable) followed by Weller 12 yr.($199.00 and not nearly as enjoyable). Took a short break and then tried Eagle Rare (really nice, slightly more than Buffalo at $80.00). Then I tried Four Roses ($85.00) - was disappointing with a burn in, followed by burn and finished with a burn!. So my journey pretty much follows your recommendations. One thing I will say about Four Roses - it becomes a lot more enjoyable when it’s the only bottle left on the shelf!

Sitting here enjoying this video 4 months later while enjoying a glass of monkey shoulder ( the first whiskey I ever tried after watching your videos on it ). I’m loving the videos guys!

I've started to watch these videos when I happen to have the same whiskey at home and taste it along with you to practice and see how much similarity I get with what you get. I've come to see that it's quite common to taste the same major notes but some of the supporting notes I'll get different things. I seem to get amaretto a lot of times when you guys get something like icing or vanilla. I wonder how much memories and other intangible factors affect an individual's palate compared to physical taste bud differences.

I had Buffalo Trace for the first time last night it is awesome........

My local Goody Goody pulled my name out of the hat to pick from a list of Buffalo Trace products. I got a comically huge 1.75L bottle of Eagle Rare for $60! First bourbon I've ever bought, I usually stick to Scottish malts, but I think I'll have to explore the category some more.

I always get that strong apple note with buffalo trace. Very fresh and enjoyable

Thanks to watching your videos, I’ve started drinking whisky. Bought my first bottle of eagle rare yesterday, it’s lovely to drink but a bit too expensive to be my everyday drink. I’m in Australia. $84 -700ml

as some one who is still new to whiskey I am really exited about this new shelf you are talking about

Haven’t been drinking much bourbon compared to scotch ect, but recently picked up a bottle of buffalo trace and I’m really enjoying its fruitiness and complexity.

Over here in the UK we are seeing more and more bourbons. to ,my opinion Bullafo Trace and Wild Turkey are my go tos.

I much prefer Eagle Rare to Buffalo Trace. Buffalo Trace is only 40% here in the UK though. Thank God they still bottle Eagle Rare at 45% for the UK market

My picks for the shelf would go Buffalo Trace, Wild Turkey 101, Elijah Craig SB, rye would be Rittenhouse, Pikesville, knob Creep Straight Rye. Scotland Glenfarclas 12yo, Ardbeg 10yo, Glenmorangie 10yo International Kavalan Solist

You can always put two bottles on each shelf. An introductory, easy to find, and priced right whiskey. Then that one bottle that rises to the top that you should try one day regardless of roadblocks.

Just opened my bottle of eagle rare while watching this and enjoyed it with you two! 😎 good experience for me.

This is a barrel pick of Buffalo Trace not just the regular offering. That makes this a single barrel, which varies a lot but I have been WILDLY impressed with these when I can find them.

The first bourbon I tried and really enjoyed was the Four Roses Small Batch. But it is incredibly hard to find where I live (Ontario, Canada). So I sampled more bourbons and Buffalo Trace is my favourite go-to bourbon. I also like Maker's Mark, and Woodford Reserve. All three are easy to find here, and all very enjoyable and reasonably priced.

You guys have convinced me to try the BT again. I’ve only tried it like once or twice and much preferred ER and have bought multiple bottles of the ER. But ER is almost impossible to find but you can find BT here in southern Ohio.

I am definitely a fan of both - sipping my ER right now and at $32 a bottle here gonna stock up

Eagle Rare is favorite of mine too.

Today I did a blind test with Maker's and Buffalo. I found the MM to be considerably sweeter and sippable..Buffalo was a little bit sour and bitter on the Palate. Aroma was good. I still believe I will enjoy it in the future when my cold goes away. So what have we learned ?. Never listen to a guy with a cold.

You magnificent VASSBERG!