Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel Bourbon

Really wanted to like this more than I did. Didn’t scream spice right away like I read, was pretty sweet. But then the wood and spice hit in not a great way. Still good, but really expected more

94 proof. The 8 to 12 year (probably closer to 8) small batch finished in toasted oak barrels for another 18 months. N: Mint, lemongrass, oak, cinnamon, ginger, a hint of malt at times. P: Vanilla cream, mint, lemon meringue with marshmallows, cinnamon, and a dash of ginger. F: Slightly oily mouth feel with a vanilla creme coating. Initially this comes off spicy on the nose, but the pallet is more lemon meringue and vanilla creme - as the bottle gets emptied. I found this one quite interesting. Kind of a unique profile. Sometimes I even got some malt notes out of this. Not uncommon for Scotch, but I don’t get this from bourbon much. I found this enjoyable and a nice little change of pace - but with the barrel proof version only $10 and so readily available where I live, I would definitely buy that over this. The ECBP does set the bar pretty high though. Cheers!

I wanted this to be better so bad. I let it sit out, tried with a drop of water - it’s just tastes like EC with age. Glad I didn’t trade around for this.