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Detailed Description
Today’s bourbon review is the Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch B519 which is a huge step up from the last one I had (ECBP C918). Of all the current Heaven Hill releases, this is the one I look for the most, and the one I care about trying the most, batch over batch.It’s also something that is slowly becoming easier to find these days. I found this batch B519 just sitting on a liquor store shelf, along with about a dozen or so of its twins, for retail price. Just before the imploding of the world it felt like the Whiskey world was starting move back to a semblance of normalcy but now… who knows. It will be interesting to see what happens over the next 8-12 months.
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B519 Bourbon Tasting Notes
Nose: Oak, dark fruit, vanilla, complex baking spice (cinnamon, anise, clove…), caramel, roasted grain, popcorn, nuts and leather.
Palate: Oak, brown sugar, dark fruit, dark sweets, brown sugar, molasses, roasted nuts, toasted grains, tad overripe orchard.
Finish: Long -> Oak, dark fruit, dark sweets fade to grain.
Distillery Information
Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. is an American, private family-owned and operated distillery company headquartered in Bardstown, Kentucky and founded in 1935 that produces and markets the Heaven Hill brand of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and a variety of other distilled spirits.