First T8ke: Reviewing Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon C923 — the Oldest Batch Yet

In the latest video on the Whiskey Raiders YouTube channel, spirits critic Jay West, aka t8ke, tastes the latest batch of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof bourbon — C923.

Aged 13 years and seven months, this is the oldest ECBP release we’ve seen to date.

Check out the video to watch Jay’s initial tasting notes for this whiskey and hear what he thinks about the ECBP series, Heaven’s Hill’s decision to remove the 12-year age statement from the ECBP bourbons and more.

Are there any whiskeys you’d like to see Jay review? Let us know in the video comments!

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David Morrow is a whiskey critic and the Editor In Chief of The Daily Pour and has been with the company since 2021. David has worked in journalism since 2015 and has had bylines at Sports Illustrated, Def Pen, the Des Moines Register and the Quad City Times. David holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Saint Louis University and a Master of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. When he’s not tasting the newest exciting beverages, David enjoys spending time with his wife and dog, watching sports, traveling and checking out breweries.