""We're trying to be innovative in our category - 30 years ago, there wasn't a lot of that," says Master Distiller Harlan Wheatley. "Now, if you want to age a 30-year-old bourbon, we know for sure you can't stick it in the top floor of a warehouse, right? You'll have to age it gracefully.""
""We've developed formulas based on temperature, humidity, air flow and all that," Wheatley says. "Scotland, they can age [this long] naturally. They have the environment. They have used barrels. But if you're taking a Kentucky straight bourbon in a brand-new charcoal barrel, you've got to manage that to get to this point.""
""If you can have a 50-year-old Scotch, you ought to be able to somehow have a 50-year-old bourbon," Wheatley says."
Eagle Rare 30, produced by Buffalo Trace, is the oldest bourbon released by the distillery. The innovative aging process takes place in experimental warehouses designed to control variables affecting whiskey maturation. Master Distiller Harlan Wheatley emphasizes the need for careful management of aging conditions, contrasting the natural aging of Scotch with the challenges faced by Kentucky bourbons. Buffalo Trace aims to push the boundaries of bourbon aging, believing that it should be possible to create ultra-aged bourbons similar to Scotch.
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