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Elijah Craig Small Batch 12 Year

Bourbon Elijah Craig Heaven Hill

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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Aggregated Reviews

Raided Score: 93
Distiller
By Rob Morton
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
Whisky Advocate
By John Hansell
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
Breaking Bourbon
By Eric
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: 75
The Daily Pour
By t8ke
More oak, less vanilla and a bit more wood. Much stronger, and there's less artificial sweetener notes.
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House Review

Nose:
More oak, less vanilla and a bit more wood. Much stronger, and theres less artificial sweetener notes.
Taste:
More oak, with maple and vanilla in the backseat. Hot, but less noticeable.
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.
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.
Score:
75
By t8ke
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