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Elijah Craig 12 Year Barrel Proof Batch 9

  • Distiller

    Heaven Hill

  • Bottler

    Heaven Hill

  • ABV

    62.8%

  • Age

    12 Years

  • Price $60 to $99.99

This is a moderately elusive release from Elijah Craig, which is Heaven Hill distillate bottled at cask strength.

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  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Daily Pour
  • By t8ke
  • This one reminds me of a good maple syrup: dark and sweet in one big rush
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  • Nose:

    Backing off the proof again a tiny bit. Lots of oak. Lots of vanilla. Lots of maple and some cocoa.

  • Taste:

    This one is hot - reminds me more of the batch 4 than anything but not punishing. Cocoa heavy with a good balance of vanilla and molasses. Cherry is faint and way in the back here. Sad.

  • Finish:

    Long and complex but still not punishing. This one reminds me of a good maple syrup: dark and sweet in one big rush. I think this batch has the least cherry of the ones Ive tasted, which I was really starting to like. The molasses and vanilla and cherry all played very well together. I do however love how strong the molasses and maple are here, so Im not too disappointed.

  • Overall:

    Some more noticeable change here but nothing negative. Full on delicious.

  • Score:

    88

  • By t8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources