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Blanton’s Single Barrel vs Eagle Rare 12 Year
Blanton’s Single Barrel and Eagle Rare 12 Year sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: an old-guard, rye-forward classic versus an old-guard, classically built classic.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Blanton’s Single Barrel | Eagle Rare 12 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | High-Rye Bourbon | Traditional Bourbon |
| Mash Bill 1 | 75% corn, 15% rye, 10% malted barley | 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley |
| Age | No age statement | 12 years |
| Proof | 93 proof (46.5% ABV) | 95 proof (47.5% ABV) +2 proof |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$80 – $150 | ~$50 – $80 ~$50 less |
- Blanton’s Single Barrel and Eagle Rare 12 Year do not publish an official mash bill.
- US shelf prices as of 2026-08; they vary widely by market.
AG’s Rating and AG’s Notes
Blanton’s Single Barrel
Not rated yetNo notes yet.
Eagle Rare 12 Year
Top 3, behind George T. Stagg and Jack Daniel's 14.
Flavor Profile
Blanton’s Single Barrel Eagle Rare 12 Year
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
sweetness 6/7 sweetness: Blanton’s Single Barrel 6 out of 10, Eagle Rare 12 Year 7 out of 10
spice 6/5 spice: Blanton’s Single Barrel 6 out of 10, Eagle Rare 12 Year 5 out of 10
oak 6/7 oak: Blanton’s Single Barrel 6 out of 10, Eagle Rare 12 Year 7 out of 10
heat 4/5 heat: Blanton’s Single Barrel 4 out of 10, Eagle Rare 12 Year 5 out of 10
nuttiness 3/4 nuttiness: Blanton’s Single Barrel 3 out of 10, Eagle Rare 12 Year 4 out of 10
fruit 6/6 fruit: Blanton’s Single Barrel 6 out of 10, Eagle Rare 12 Year 6 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
These two land close together on every flavor axis — the differences are in texture and proof more than character.
- Blanton’s Single Barrel: The bottle that invented the single-barrel category and still trades largely on its horse-stopper cork and its scarcity. The whiskey itself is genuinely good — honeyed and citrus-led with nutmeg spice — but at secondary prices you are paying for the bottle as much as the pour.
- Eagle Rare 12 Year: Two more years and five more proof points than Eagle Rare 10. Brown sugar and toffee lead, with a drier, more astringent oak finish.
Which One Should You Choose?
- Go with Blanton’s Single Barrel if you want the original single-barrel presentation and a honeyed, citrus-led profile, and the hunt is part of the appeal.
- Go with Eagle Rare 12 Year if you want an older, richer step up from Eagle Rare 10 with more brown sugar and oak at a significantly lower price point.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Blanton’s Single Barrel); neat, rocks (Eagle Rare 12 Year).