Review transfer from Barreled from February 2016. I’m glad I have a bottle of the 12 still in my collection. A superb bourbon. Lovely deep amber color. Intense vanilla, apples and oak spices on the nose, layers upon layers with this one. Very complex. Vanilla and slight maple with oak on the palate. Not a huge finish but very smooth and incredibly easy to drink, even at 47%. It's a shame that Elijah Craig has taken off its 12 year age statement but it can only be attributed to their success and dwindling supplies. I hope the new NAS version, which will contain 8-12 YO bourbon, will not lack in quality and I suspect it will still be a great dram. 4.5