Elijah Craig reviews

On night in April I sat down with the first 4 batches of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof to see how they stood up to one another.This is the fourth release that I bought in March and opened on March 15th of…

One night in April I sat down with the first 4 batches of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof to see how they stood up to one another.This is the third release. It is a 2oz sample graciously provided by @Victor…

This is Part 2/5 of a recent Heaven Hill tasting I attended where I tried five bourbons. I also had the chance to meet their international representative Mr. Henry Joe.---This exceptional bourbon from…

Bourbon, ah my very first love, my introduction to the Whiskey World. A love that I've had for going on 15 years now. Gone are the days I'd mix it in coke and ice, gone are the days when I felt I was…

Within the last 6 months or so, Heaven Hill distillery has offered a special Barrel Proof version of the Elijah Craig 12 YO Bourbon. Twelve years is enough time for a bourbon to develop considerable…

I'm generally not much of a bourbon guy, but this is one of the best I've sampled, and for $25, it's hard to beat.The nose is a burst of honey and black cherries, with a medicinal note. Lots of oak on…

Sometimes you get a bad bottle...a very bad bottle. This is one of those stories. The reviewed bottle has been open for 4 years and is 2/3rds full. 4 years is a long time for the bottle to be open, you…

Many thanks to @Nock for the reviewed sample. Note that there are at least 2 batches of Elijah Craig 12 YO Barrel Proof released to date, this 67.1% ABV one and one at 68.5% ABV. The reviewed bottle has…

The brief history of my relationship with Elijah Craig. So my very first bottle of bourbon that I bought with my own money was George T. Stagg in 2005 after hearing it beat out Laphroaig 10 CS for best…

from a purchased sample (Barrel 3416)Nose: Butterscotch, toffee, and a healthy dose of oak. Honey, and then some of the rye comes out in grain and spearmint. Cloves as well. Brown sugar and just a little…