Eagle Rare vs Blanton’s: What’s the Difference?

Updated April 2026.

Same Frankfort distillery. Different bottles. Eagle Rare 10 Year is 90 proof / 45% on the Buffalo Trace family pages used in the prior Eagle Rare rewrite. Blanton’s Original prints 46.5% ABV / 93 proof. A 1.5-ounce pour is 1.13 drinks at 45% and 1.16 at 46.5%. Eagle Rare carries a 10-year age statement. Blanton’s Original is NAS. This is not a score.

Related: Eagle Rare, Blanton’s, Buffalo Trace vs Eagle Rare.

Age statement vs single barrel

Eagle Rare 10 Blanton’s Original
US proof 90 / 45% 93 / 46.5%
1.5 oz drinks 1.13 1.16
Age Labeled 10 years NAS
Style on the label 10 year bourbon Single barrel

A 750 mL 45% bottle is about 19 drinks. Four Eagle Rare pours are about 4.5 drinks. NIAAA binge pattern is a health line, not a target. Pour math: whiskey drinks.

Sources

  • Eagle Rare 10: 90 proof — prior Buffalo Trace brand page. Confirm the neck.
  • Blanton’s Original: 46.5% alc/vol. blantonsbourbon.com.
  • TTB 27 CFR 5.143; 5.74. NIAAA December 2025.

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