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The primary Elijah Craig Barrel Proof launch of the yr, coded A121, is upon us — and maintain on to your hats, of us, because it is without doubt one of the finest releases within the collection to this point.
For these unfamiliar, these single barrel releases of Elijah Craig (made with a modest quantity of rye within the mashbill) are bottled uncut and unfiltered and at all times at 12 years outdated. At just below 62% alcohol, it’s a relative light-weight within the collection — however I guarantee you, pay that no thoughts.
The nostril right here immediately transports the drinker to the rickhouse, effusive with woody aromatics and a few smoldering, scorched earth — however tempered fantastically with sweetness and fruit. Honey and blackberries meld fantastically with peppermint jelly and a grind of pepper, with all of the parts in beautiful steadiness.
The palate, regardless of the “low” alcohol degree, is blazing at first blush, so let it mood a bit in glass and discover its footing. Boldly spicy notes of pink pepper, cinnamon, and cocoa give the assault a Mexican chocolate really feel, but it surely shortly settles right into a creamy groove that showcases brown butter and extra baking spice. It’s layered with wooden however by no means overbearing, once more discovering steadiness with the sweeter, fruitier notes. Water will get you to the end line extra shortly, but it surely additionally coaxes out extra of a peanut butter character, which appears just a little boring contemplating how pleasant the palate is in any other case. The prolonged, seductive end retains the pedal down on spice and each pink and black fruit — muscling that peanut component out of the way in which with out a lot hassle.
That is a type of whiskeys that retains pulling you again for extra sniffs, sips, and (let’s be trustworthy) large gulps. It’s unquestionably a high expression for the collection and definitively definitely worth the asking worth.
123.6 proof.
A / $80 / elijahcraig.com [BUY IT NOW FROM CASKERS]
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Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch A121 (January 2021)
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