Tastes

Not as nutty and aged as I hoped but more over-oaked with drying and hot tannins. Slight caramel flavors and sweetness but overpowering for a 15 year of hot cinnamon, leather, flambeed orange peel, and burnt sugar. Not really complex either with a medium finish and a medium-light weight to it. Better than most but many other great bourbons out there under $100

Very rich and viscous with flavors of cocoa powder and maple, a punch of spices such as cinnamon, clove, allspice and an alcoholic brightness of apple and lemon peel. There's a slow crescendo of alcoholic heat, but it soon fades without any change in flavor. Still one of the best bourbons out there; 12years old at barrel proof for ~$70 but this isn't the most outstanding expression from ECBP

Very, very unique. Apricot jam initially hits, followed by a sharp, sweet flavor that can be best described as a green (apple) jolly rancher, with notes of vanilla, cinnamon, clove, with a very dry rye finish. It's bold, it's complex, and it has a nice long finish.

Musty and nutty with flavors of caramelized fruit, mostly orange, and flavors of vanilla and leather. The finish is medium long and the mouth feel is quite thin. Slightly too tannic. I haven't had the 18yr or 21yr but it seems like 23yrs may be too much. Still worth the taste of something in a barrel (single barrel at that) for 23years. Still delicious and has the flavors of Elijah Craig yet it lacks the punch

A bit thin with a lot of spice notes - think black pepper and cinnamon. Not a lot of esters but there's a little bit of red apple in there. About medium finish and not a lot of complexity. I would say it's about on par for $30

Initial heat of cinnamon and baking spice, with following classic bourbon flavors of vanilla, oak, slight coconut and cinnamon. Medium length and body. I want to hate this bourbon - sourced, NAS, and with a fake story, but it is quite a good bourbon with classic flavors. I never would have thought of buying this bourbon with it being around $40 - but as prices begin to skyrocket, this may be a solid buy.