Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon

Cinnamon nose Sweet and spice on the palate Moderate to linger burn

Fruity sweetness on the nose, cherry cough syrup-like. On the palate a hint of a minty-vanilla. A little watery to me on the mouth-feel, not very viscous, back end kinda leaves me hanging - barrel-proof brings more to the table. Overall, though, a greater starter bourbon to get your foot in the door.

Every now and then I'll revisit this, hoping it'll be halfway decent. Most recently from a Costco because it was $23. I loved EC12 and knew when they promised the profile would remain consistent that it would not. And it hasn't. This is young, grassy, and just not fun to drink. WT101, BT, Rittenhouse, Early times, OF100, OGD100 are all about the same price, usually less, and are much more enjoyable neat. Given my past love of Heaven Hill, this now just tastes like disappointment. I'll try another bottle in three years and, once again, hope for the best.