Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel Bourbon

Spicy and light

First impression the nose has a lot of vanilla with a nice oak presence, also a hint of cherry and green apple. The palate is sweet up front followed buy rye spice and charred oak. On second sip more sweet like Carmels and vanilla frosting, followed buy heavy barrel charred oak. This finish is medium with a nice slow burn, not to thick but makes your mouth water a little. Overall very good at the price, I still favor Old Forster 1910 for double oak pours.

Spicy. Very spicy. And smokey. But it isn't the familiar pungent hit of peat smoke that single malt drinkers are used to. Oh no. This smoke is more like a charred smokey flavor. Reminds me of smoking ashes still barely lit by embers. The spice is interesting. It isn't herbaceous like Rye whiskies. Its genuinely spicy and tongue tingling. Like Szechuan peppercorns? I don't know how to feel about this one. Apparently its in high demand and short supply so many retailers are gouging but why? Its different, yeah; but is different enough to warrant the price tags?