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Elijah Craig 18-Year-Old Single Barrel
An eighteen-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon drawn from a single selected barrel and bottled at 90 proof.
- Producer
- Heaven Hill Distillery
- Strength
- 90 proof
- Age
- 18 years
Tasting Profile
Elijah Craig 18 opens with a woody aroma, sweetened by vanilla and chocolate, while mint adds a fresh contrast. The honeyed sweetness of the sip makes that opening feel generous, but it does not tell the whole story. As toasted wood and char emerge, the bourbon takes a more barrel-led turn, giving the sweetness an increasingly woody setting.
Vanilla carries through that change and into the finish, where pepper brings a livelier edge. The ending holds sweetness and spice together, leaving a different impression from the honeyed entrance without feeling disconnected from it.
- nose
- Vanilla and chocolate bring sweetness to the oak aroma, while mint gives the richer notes a fresh accent.
- palate
- Honey opens the sip with a nutty richness. Toasted wood and char emerge as it develops, turning the initial sweetness toward the barrel.
- finish
- Vanilla lingers with pepper at the close, leaving a sweet impression edged with spice rather than sweetness alone.