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Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
January 1, 2023 (edited February 4, 2023)
N: Cinnamon, oak, cooked corn, shaving soap, more wood, faint peanuts, hint of pencil shavings, dried leaves, possibly some overripe orchard fruit in the background. But really this is mostly wood. Bit more ethanol than is probably called for too. Herbal mint and menthol notes show up after some time in the glass.
P: Cinnamon, cherry, caramel, cooked corn, dried firewood, oak, mineral notes, mild oak tannin, gingersnap cookies (but lacking cookie-level sweetness), bitter dark chocolate, dash of roast coffee.
F: Sweet corn, cinnamon, oak, earthy mineral notes, dark chocolate, tannins, mild heat.
Best I can tell, this essentially just EC Small Batch with the wood notes turned up to 11. If that sounds like it appeals to you, at double the price (at least), by all means have at it. Personally, I like the softer, sweeter, better rounded notes of the regular Small Batch and can't see myself picking this up again - and especially not at any sort of secondary mark up. If I want something this woodsy at this price, I think Knob Creek 12 hits those notes with a little more style and substance. But I'm sure I know people who would feel differently. To each their own.
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Ditto. This one seems a bit unnecessary.