This Elijah Craig Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey is aged for 18 years and features a mashbill of 78% corn, 12% malted barley and 10% rye. Bottled at 94.4 proof, it retails for around $259.
This ranks in the top bourbons that I have ever tasted. It’s got a great flavor, is incredibly smooth, and surprisingly versatile. But, while the cocktails were great, I will most likely be enjoying the rest of this bottle neat or on the rocks. Putting such a rare whiskey in a cocktail just felt like blasphemy.
It tastes almost like an Old Fashioned, meaning distinct orange peel and cherry notes intertwined with the vanilla and caramel. The long finish offers vanilla, oak and orange peel.
