Nose
Brown sugar, toasted oak, dark cherry, and a hot ethanol lift.
No. 15 · Bourbon
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
Heaven Hill · Kentucky
Heaven Hill's uncut small-batch bourbon from Bardstown. Proof and age move with the batch code on the label. The photograph shows two generations of the barrel-proof bottle, not a single proof.
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- Distillery
- Heaven Hill
- Country / region
- United States · Kentucky
- Style
- Bourbon
- Year of release
- Ongoing
- Age statement
- Usually 11 to 13 years in recent batches; it is printed per release
- Bottles made
- Ongoing small batches, several times a year. Not one closed edition.
- ABV
- Barrel proof. The photograph shows examples at 68% and 62.1%; other batches differ.
- Cask type
- New charred oak; uncut
- Approximate value
- US retail is often around 70–80 dollars when allocated fairly. In the UK, about £80–£160 is a fair recent band. Approximate.
Tasting notes
Palate
Dense and sweet, then spicy: molasses, cocoa, and charred orange.
Finish
Long, warming, and oak-dry.
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