Elijah Craig has long been a favourite bourbon of many whiskey enthusiasts - to the point where their stocks of 12 year old bourbon have been under a lot of pressure. The producers made the decision to discontinue the 12 Year Old expression and create this expression to take its place. It manages to maintain the incredibly high quality that Elijah Craig is known for, including the delicious core of cooked apple drizzled in honey notes. This expression has been well received, taking home not one but two San Francisco World Spirits Competition Double Gold medals!
Honeycomb, fresh cedar, marmalade and some spicy cardamom seed.
Baked apples with a dusting of cinnamon, followed by fresh honey and cookie dough.
Lingering nutmeg and charred oak.
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Compelled to put things in perspective with so many negative reviews on here. This has everything.. the arrival of MM with the taste and finish of ER10
Don't know what these guys are talking about this is great I usually pay $35
Certainly not a terrible dram, but nothing really stands out either. Pretty bottle, but a meh experience for me overall.
I reckon this is only the thin end of the wedge for the Elijah Craig brand. Firstly it tastes nothing like the 12, it's put into a 'politically correct' cheapened "S.N.A.G/ GAL bottle...and then you find out it costs the same! Grass Roots drinkers will fall by the wayside and switch camps.
With a Dark Ember color, the Elijah Craig isn't so beautiful for the eye, lacking brightness. It has a harmonious aroma with low complexity but nice intensity. In the palate, it is where I got disappointed. The intensity you get on the nose is gone and you are left with a quite simple and sweet whisky that finishes with a long sweet note resembling sweetener.
