Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon

I love Elijah Craig I feel like the oak is just has the right balance and presence that some bourbon don’t have. On the noise I get oak, baking spices, a hint of vanilla & brown sugar, cherry and green apple. The palate is sweet up front with the apple note caring through on the palate. Mid palate brings some spices, like clove and cinnamon, on the back end I get a nice oak presence with a hint of barrel char. The finish is short to medium with a nice spice character, oak, fruity sweetness, the is a light mouth coating as well. Very good representation of what bourbon is supposed to taste like, is my daily drinker.

Initial aroma pear/apricot. Complex. Moderate heat, slight sweetness, but some earthy flavors come through as well. Above average. May revisit again.

Strong caramel and vanilla flavor on the front end, a little strong to finish, hangs around until you take another drink.

N: a little harsh but lovely cardamom spice, vegetal woody notes (like new wood furniture), bitter orange marmalade and sweet caramel sticky ness. Every now and again there’s a little peppermint. P: toffee apple, cinnamon and cloves, cherry and a little chocolate. Thick, sticky sweetness with some (really only just some) balance brought from oak tannin and barrel char. F: Medium. Caramel stickyness, cinnamon and vanilla. A very full bodied bourbon that is full of simple, but bold and well delivered flavours. The effect of the barrel has reigned in the sweetness from being sickly and the spicy notes add a good bit of interest. Really solid stuff. Whisky taste #99