Spec’s Eagle Rare Barrel #057
Age: 10 years
Proof: 90
Neat
Notes: The nose brings cherries and forest notes. More cherry and oak along with other earthy notes on the palate. A pleasant mouthfeel which is great for the proof. The finish is surprisingly long with dried cherry, faint spice and oak notes.
Stars: 1 - Good whiskey: I would choose to drink this over readily available whiskies
Conclusion
The notes here literally reminds me of drinking a cherry coke zero in a forest in northern Seattle. So that’s cool for me but probably doesn’t help anyone else much. It dials up the cherry and earthy notes I usually get from Eagle Rare and manages to punch above its weight in terms of proof. Spec’s continues to bring good picks for a big box store and I hope start to see them again one day.
TL;DR: A solid Eagle Rare pick that leans in on the cherry and earthy notes.