Elijah Craig Barrel Proof batch 11

Toasted caramel, butterscotch, mint. Very good

The nose is hot but pleasantly full of dry oak, cherry, and floral rye spice. The heat quickly dissipates and gives faint notes of vanilla, cooked brown sugar and a touch of sweetness. It's delightful to keep visiting, building anticipation of the taste. The sweetner notes open up more and more as it breathes, giving way to toffee and cocoa for an ever changing experience. The palate is dry and somewhat chewy and slides its way into the corners of the mouth, filling it with dry oak, sharp baking spices and floral rye. The heat keeps any of the sweetner notes well into the background, but there is a faint, enveloping note of vanilla, cocoa powder, toffee and cook brown sugar. The finish is long and hot with a lingering rye spice with the sweetner notes of vanilla and cocoa staying chewy in the corners of the mouth. Toffee comes and goes with sweetness that helps manage the heat, and though it leaves the mouth dry, it is very much inviting to come back for more.