What I have here is a single barrel selection from the Heaven Hill distilleries. I tasted this at about 140 proof first when selecting the barrel. I remember it being very sweet with hefty heat (stop rhyming I meant it) with gobs and gobs of dried fruit, very little char character and a big full body. Let's give it a go cut down to 94 proof and I am assuming it has gone through some sort of filtering process because I do not see little char flakes rolling around in it. Elijah Craig 12 year usually runs around 25$ for a 750ml. However it will be the blended bourbon which is still a great value nonetheless.
Poured into a brandy snifter do to the fact I lost my only whisky snifter.
Appearance: Light cooper and straw golden around the edges. Legs are slow and straight coming down the sides with a gentle swirl.
Aroma: Sweet corn and caramel vanilla fill my nose with a solid alcohol presence, some light charring and almost a candied browned sugar aroma. Delightfully showing a true balanced bourbon.
Flavor: Oak up front with corn and almost a mixture of wheat and light rye character. The fruit is apparent showing oranges, candied apples, and rine, and a very distinctive drawn finish filled with charred oak and light tongue tannin.
Mouthfeel: It is full and warming front to finish and definitely dry, even with all the fruit and sweet flavors I taste.
Overall: I do not know for the life of me why Elijah Craig sticks to a blended bourbon, the complexities and overall wonder of the single barrel is absolutely fantastic!
Poured into a brandy snifter do to the fact I lost my only whisky snifter.
Appearance: Light cooper and straw golden around the edges. Legs are slow and straight coming down the sides with a gentle swirl.
Aroma: Sweet corn and caramel vanilla fill my nose with a solid alcohol presence, some light charring and almost a candied browned sugar aroma. Delightfully showing a true balanced bourbon.
Flavor: Oak up front with corn and almost a mixture of wheat and light rye character. The fruit is apparent showing oranges, candied apples, and rine, and a very distinctive drawn finish filled with charred oak and light tongue tannin.
Mouthfeel: It is full and warming front to finish and definitely dry, even with all the fruit and sweet flavors I taste.
Overall: I do not know for the life of me why Elijah Craig sticks to a blended bourbon, the complexities and overall wonder of the single barrel is absolutely fantastic!
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