Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Bourbon 1982 Bottled 2000

A bottle of Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. This was distilled in fall 1982 and bottled in summer 2000 as part of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.This is the first edition of Eagle Rare for the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.Buffalo Trace distillery was built in 1792 and was known by many other names, including George T Stagg distillery and Old Fire Copper distillery, before it was given the name Buffalo Trace in 1999. The name refers to an ancient buffalo crossing on the banks of the Kentucky river. It claims to be the oldest operational distillery in the US and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013.