Elijah Craig
8.8

Elijah Craig

Barrel Proof, Batch C919

ABV 68.4%

Really needs a drop of water to release the flavour behind the alcohol. Then this shines. Gorgeous.

Rob Allanson

Specification

Elijah Craig

Heaven Hill

Brand

Heaven Hill

Bottler

Barrel Proof, Batch C919

Expression

Bourbon

Type

No age statement

Age (Years)

2019

Year of Bottling

68.4%

ABV

Kentucky

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Rob Allanson

Taster

Nose: Light for a Bourbon and its ABV. Violets and gentle floral notes. Cherries in simple syrup. Full on apple pie develops in time.

Palate: Hot, hot, hot – did I say it’s pretty hot without water, boy that ABV hits. Hot and sweet like mixing big red chewing gum with chillies. Water backs it down and brings out the cherries and sweetness. Jasmine flowers.

Finish: Toffee sweetness and oak creaminess.

Comment: Really needs a drop of water to release the flavour behind the alcohol. Then this shines. Gorgeous.

Score: 9.1

Lyndsey Gray

Taster

Nose: Warm buckwheat pancakes, crispy bacon and sweetcorn alongside notes of charcoaled bananas and lemon curd. Super, super, super sharp and sweet with blackcurrant yoghurts and Irn Bru infused tablets.

Palate: Raspberries dipped in lemon sherbet and then soaked in black treacle and pieces of hot gingerbread. Menthol notes of original Strepsils.

Finish: Rich and dense consistency of treacle with the addition of stewed prunes.

Comment: It would almost be worth getting ill for.

Score: 8.6

8.8
Overall Score

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