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Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
September 10, 2020 (edited September 28, 2020)
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!
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