Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel Bourbon

Blind tasting, nice medium amber and slow legs in the glass. The nose was light with apricot, caramel and a hint of oak char. At first I thought this is to be a BT product. It was light bodied on entry with no burn. The palate showcased more apricot, toasted marshmallow and finished nicely into a short run of oak char. I thought this could be Rock Hill Farm. Too much oak to be Elmer and not as sweet. Wrong and wrong. I went back to nose it again and again and started finding more over ripe banana... Barton maybe? Possibly an OF but not with a proof this low. 🤔 Last sip - is that faint cherry, leather, could this be heaven hill - could this be - EC toasted! In a way it all makes sense. Much more caramel, char and fruit than the standard offering but not offensively so in any department. This is as likable as HM BiB and with the char does drink like a RHF. Price seems to be an issue as I was offered this once for $75 and passed. I would honestly consider this as a daily if available and $50 but sadly neither of those are true.

The first thing you notice with Elijah Craig toasted Barrel is it's dark golden oak color. The nose is quite nice, floral almost perfume like. There are the classic Elijah Craig flavors like carmel and vanilla, but over laid with, as the name states, "toasted" oak. If you've ever smelled freshly sanded or cut oak, that's the dominant player here. It's not the bitter oak of young bourbons, it's a soft sweet oak that you can smell and taste as you drink. Its toasted marshmallow over a campfire. Where the small batch has lots of leather and some bitterness, this gives you a sweet oaky hug on the end. I think this is a sipper I'll be reaching for again and again.

Enjoying neat at a bar. Nose - apples, cinnamon, oak, leather, apricots and other various fruits and spices. Taste - surprised by the reviews on here with it being spicy. I do not get the spice as described. Lots of apples, cinnamon, vanilla, oak, and some light Smokey notes. Not near as fruity as the nose suggests. Overall - another great offering from Elijah craig. Cannot wait to find my own bottle to enjoy. Solid pour

Great whiskey reminds me of sour mash michters TB.