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Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon Batch C920
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
December 3, 2020 (edited July 12, 2022)
Neat. Neck pour. B520 is one of my favorite pours of the year, top 3 in my favorite of 2020 based on a recent blind. I heard many people like C920 even more. So highly anticipated here.
Sweet oak leads the nose and it is very nice. Drenched in royal icing. Hints of chocolate and peanut butter. Getting this bright, fresh eucalyptus - not a note I associate with ECBP. There is a metallic note too. Neck pour on this is hot. Going to need to wait a week before blinding against B520...
Thick and syrupy texture, all brown sugar, cinnamon and royal icing on the tongue. Very sweet. And hot. It’s all chocolate and peanut butter mid palate. Transitions to a peanut brittle and leaves with the oak. Oak turns a bit tannic on the tail end of the finish but just drying and not off putting. Huge Kentucky hug building too. Just oily and slow running all the way down.
Delicious but this is no B520 off memory. I think A120 left a stronger impression too. It’s a good pour, but it’s not a hitter that can compete with $150-$200 bottles like B520.
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I agree with you - the B520 is a gem and will be hard to match!