With just one look at the Eagle Rare 10-year bottle, you can probably guess what this bourbon is trying to achieve. It's elegant and graceful, hinting at the sophisticated liquid you'll find inside.

The Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, or BTAC as it’s referred to by whiskey fans, first arrived a quarter of a century ago in 2000. There were only three whiskeys in the lineup then—Sazerac 18, Eagle ...