Tastes

Great rye. BOLD. Enters sweet with a mid palate jolt of rye/cinnamon spice. Barrel comes through on the finish. Stands up to ice. Makes a fine old fashioned. 4 stars for the actual juice, and 1 star for being $12-$15 less than Bulliet or Templeton in my area. I like Most of Heaven Hills offerings.

Honey butter sweet in taste and texture. A little peppery spice on the finish. Little to no barrel char or funk. Drink this one neat, ice kills it.

Not a bad bottom shelf pour. I actually find this more palatable than Heaven Hills' Evan Williams Green or Black label. Not complex and heavy on the char but there are no objectionable notes here. For around $10 it's a decent pour.

May need to try another bottle based on the good reviews I see of this all over google land. Mine may have come from an "off" barrel. It was like someone made a recipe with the right ingredients without paying attention to measurements if that makes sense. It was all over the place with nothing in balance.

Great bourbon. Everything I like in a bourbon. Caramel sweet nose. Cinnamon candy tingle. Oak char finish. BEWARE, though! They've dropped the 12 Year from the name. It's now simply Elijah Craig Small Batch with the 12 year age statement moved to the back label. My guess is it will soon disappear from the back label as well.

Nose is 75% Dewar's and 25% Bourbon. Enters sweet like a bourbon with light smoke and old leather in the middle. Dark chocolate finish that coats and lingers. Agreed, this is a home run.