Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon

Man, you can taste every bit of the 120 proof of this bottle. Not sure if EC Barrel Proof is different year after year but for a bottle I picked up just last week ( May 2nd 2022 ), I can't really see what all the hype is about. This bourbon is potent, with alcohol burn dominating the taste. On bigger drinks, it can leave the mouth stinging a bit. However, there is an underlying, quite pleasant nutty sweetness swirled with a bit of herbaceous spice from Rye. Not my favorite. Given the relative rarity of this bottle, I expected more. For the price point I think I'd take two bottles of Four Roses Single Barrel over this one.

This is so good.