Elijah Craig 18 Year

Bottle has been open for about a month. Nose: oak and dark berries. Taste: the oak hits hard at first then the blackberry/apple comes through. But the oak comes back with a punch. I get a little strawberries and cream as well. Finish: the oak stays with you with the dark berry attempting to help the lingering musty taste. Overall: 6-12 years is the best bourbon I have had but this is enjoyable since it’s 18 years old. But with the low proof every sip taste watered down. I wish it was a non-chilled filtered bottling.

I haven’t had this for a while; it was pricey and got it at a Virginia ABC store. On the nose Oak and Blackberry, especially the Blackberry. You get a little bit of red apple on the nose but I didn’t get that until my 3-4 sniff. After a few sips I picked up some strawberries and cream on the nose. The palate is OK, lots of oak and dark fruits. It just falls off so fast because of the lack of proof. You get some cherry on the second sip and some red apple. My only complaint on this is the proof. I wish they had bottled this at 105-110 and it might be my favorite bottle.

Had with Augy at the Fountain attached to Drug City Pharmacy in Dundalk! Really nice caramel and vanilla notes, but not as harsh or strong as I expected. Nice, but not worth the price point IMO

Nose: oaky, caramel, cherry Taste: the Smokey oak is powerful, but not over powerful. Dried fruit , vanilla, but with the 90 proof just seems a little watered down. Finish- now this is we’re the bourbon is a big win for me. The oak finish just stays with you.