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Elijah Craig Small Batch 12 Year
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Distiller:
Heaven Hill
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Bottler:
Heaven Hill
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ABV:
47%
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Age:
12 Years
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 93
- Publication: Distiller
- Excerpt: The finish is medium-length with sweet bourbon vanilla notes and hints of rye and char coming through a bit.
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Whisky Advocate
- Excerpt: There’s just the right amount of dried oak spice on the finish to round things out. Very good, solid, affordable bourbon.
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- Raided Score: 85
- Publication: Breaking Bourbon
- Excerpt: This is a classic example of a well rounded bourbon with few gimmicks. It benefited a lot from its age.
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- Raided Score: 85
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: More oak, less vanilla and a bit more wood. Much stronger, and there's less artificial sweetener notes.
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Intro:
Heaven Hill recently removed the 12 year age statement from this product. This is the original 12 year age stated release.
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Nose:
More oak, less vanilla and a bit more wood. Much stronger, and theres less artificial sweetener notes.
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Taste:
More oak, with maple and vanilla in the backseat. Hot, but less noticeable.
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Finish:
Medium long, less hot and less offputting. In general, Ive only really experienced that odd sweetener note in products like MMCS46 but its here a little as well. Im just thankful its not present in ECBP.
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Overall:
Still not my cup of tea. While the change in the NAS was noticeable, neither product are my preferred experience. Too oaky and dry.
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Score:
4
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