Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon Batch A120

Needed the big cube to do a little work for me, but overall a great pour.

Deep amber color. Tons of caramel and vanilla on the nose, with dark cherries, a subtle hint of orange peel, pipe tobacco and ethanol. Thick, oily mouthfeel. Palate is dark and rich with caramelized brown sugar, charred cinnamon stick, heavy toasted oak, and hints of leather and butter toffee. Finish is long, hot and dry, dominated by the toasted oak with subtle notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla bean.

Neat. Neck pour. Stumbled on the A120 today, gave up hope of finding it honestly. But found a dozen on the shelf at Party Source like its no big deal, in June five months after release. I adore the B520, whiskey of the year candidate. Let’s see how A120 stacks up. Nose kicks ass. Buttery sweet rolls. Charred caramel. Powdered sugar. Butter cream. Nice sweet oak. Man this is delicious smelling. The more I sit with it, it even reminds me of frying French Toast. No no no. It’s elephant ears. That fried batter and then that powdered sugar. That’s a cool nose and memory trigger. Straight back to King’s Island or festivals. Oh man it tastes like it too. Oh that and more. Wow. I need to compare this to B520... Texture is perfect and creamy. Sweet oak, cinnamon and brown sugar up front. Transitions to that delicious fried batter and powdered sugar. Then comes the charred caramel and leaves you with the sweet oak. Oh man I love ECBP. It’s on such an amazing hot streak right now.

Absolutely amazing!! Best I have had

Amazing taste drinks a bit hot