Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon Batch A122

Back to the good stuff from ECBP! Peanuts and oak. Great viscosity and loooong finish. Not as good as my fav B520 but great nonetheless. Welcome back after a rather dismal 2021.

⌚: Let sit for about 5 minutes. 👀: Deep dark mahogany wood with some copper and possibly ocher, reddish Mars tints here and there; 👃: Intense oaky wood hits, freshly picked cherries and enough ethanol to tickle your nose hairs, picking up some candy notes (possibly mint? Or maybe Ghirardelli 72% Dark), a little bubble gum at the end; 👅: Very mellow and subdued corn hints like fresh popcorn, hardly any burn at all, freshly baked sourdough bread somewhere in there, candy corn at the end with Andes Mints (definitely got that chocolate/mint interplay there); 🏁: This is a beautiful finish, taste does not linger although I do detect something like you just bit into a cherry with those tannins, this is beautiful 😍 No burn at all. You can go at this one for days and not get that ethanol burn you get with other whiskeys at a similar ABV. That candy and Andes reference is real! Nothin' but love!

This is a great ECBP reminds me of C920. Dark chocolate and vanilla with just the right amount of oak. This is a great bourbon and an absolute buy.

Nose: fruit, hot apricot (whit), cola Palate: honey, earthy, cereal, smoke and butterscotch (whit) Finish: fruit (whit), sweet fruit, charred campfire wood Unbelievable high proof bourbon. Beautifully sweet flavors keep the heat from over powering. Loved drinking this with my wife and family in Heaven Hill distillery and bought one to continue to enjoy. This has changed the way I look at exclusive bourbons.

Vanilla oak caramel

By a long shot the funkiest ECBP I’ve ever tasted. Like taking a deep breath in a swampy mossy forest. Leather, spice, dried your mouth, smells like fruit, acetone, and moss.

My first ECBP and it seems to be a great one to start. Pleasantly surprised with a lack of heat for the proof. Brown sugar, toffee and hints of leather some fruit and a medium finish. Gladly buy another if I can find it.

Great bottle. Solid release, complex and robust flavors. Not the best ecbp, but a good start to 2022.