Heaven Hills first Larceny Barrel Proof release of 2023 was also recently announced. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The rhetoric is good but not even close to worth the price they are asking for it. Fred Minnick tackled the first Elijah Craig release of 2022 in Barrel Proof A122 in his latest YouTube review. Elijah Craig is named after an 18th century pastor, often cited (although probably incorrectly) as the first man to distil bourbon in the US due to his tenuous accreditation for pioneering the use of charred barrels in maturation. While this does make it easier to keep track Ill still maintain this cheat sheet. Two bottles of #6 just sitting on the shelf with the regular EC12 yr today in Jersey. Thoughts from others who have tasted it? Do we have a local bourbonr group to assist each other when stores may get something hard to find in stock? Palate: The palate has a soft creamed honey sweetness with a twinge of Cherry Coke next to buttery toffee dipped in crushed roasted almonds with a hint of Mounds Bar and chewy caramel. Fantastic Barrel Proof Bourbon Whiskeys, Blind Tasted And Ranked, The Best Coachella 2023 Performances Were Reflections Of Pure Joy, My (Non-Anonymous) Ballot For The 2023 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, HBOs White House Plumbers Delivers An Absurd Historical Snapshot And A Knockout Performance From Justin Theroux, The Rundown: Ted Lasso Has Created A Delightful Little I Think You Should Leave Conundrum, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. We knew we had some lower storage barrels for the past couple batches and even used some higher aged barrels in them to ensure the maturation was in line with the rest of the brands expressions.. It was a little hard on the stomach though, so i vatted some 50/50 with regular 12 year. Only one bottle on the shelf but feeling lucky. I guess the NEW Elijah Craig 12 year old will now taste like a blended hodgepodge of swilllol.. its official..Elijah Craig 12 year old age statement bottles are now in the hands of flippants! Not sure if I got 11, or 17? The 23 noting the year of release. Where can they be found, in florida? Of Solo Travel, Hotels We Love: This Barbados Property Changed My Mind About Luxury Travel, A 20-Somethings Advice For Your First Trip To Paris The Touristy Stuff And The Underground, These Photos Of Day Zero, Tulum Make A Festival In Mexico Look Way Better Than Whatever The Hell Youre Doing Right Now. The Elijah Craig Barrel Proof release happens in three waves annually. I have some in a crystal tumbler as I write this. Heritage month and limited release season: theyre reason enough to embrace an early bird bourbon lifestyle. The first. Another big part is the growing adoration for wheated (instead of high-rye) bourbons. 2020 is over. Nose: The nose opens with a deep leatheriness with a bright line of green hatch chilis next to a warm sense of dry powdered dark chocolate and dried sour cherries with an underlying dry earthiness and this tiny whisper of sourdough starter. Heaven Hill Distillery has announced the first Elijah Craig Barrel Proof release of 2023. Whatever they get from here on out will be first come first serve. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof tends to exist in that sweet spot where people will both hoard and consume itmaking secondary finds and on-premise pours a little harder to come by. Barrells New Year Bourbon is one of the most beloved releases of the year. In the fall of 2013, Heaven Hill Distilleryreleased the first Elijah Craig Barrel Proof (ECBP) outside of the Heaven Hill Gift Shop. Finally just got a bottle of #8 here in Indiana. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof (Heaven Hill) is a damn fine bottle of bourbon that you can still get at a fairly affordable price (though it's starting to reach above it's MSRPin some places).. ABV: 50.5% The third of this year weight in at 60.1%. Its so good, folks. Because the Bourbon craze is wreaking havoc on supplies, they know they need to cash in before the market softens.. Its already happened. Finish: The end arrives with a deeply classic vibe thats slightly tied to old oak cellars next to cherry bark, old bottles of vanilla, and easy-going salted caramel sweetness next to a hint of apple cider tobacco rolled with cinnamon bark and cedar. This has a nice crafty base but feels about a year too young. Can anybody confirm if the EC 18 will be a nationwide release and if so when? Bottle of #11 at Straight Up in kenmore NY for 59.99. The guy said he never got a chance to print off the UPC code to put it on the shelf it was gone within an hour. Woah Woah Woah Woah now. Great silky mouthfeel as well. Hi Celtic757Im surprised you even got ANY Pappy at all.youre very lucky, because they have waiting lists as long as 3 years in our state for people waiting to get ANY bottle of Pappy Van Winkle! People love the stuff. Trying to only have one type of bourbon open at a time (one barrel proof and one regular batch). It would be delicious, save for the proof buzzing in your head the entire time, like a headache. !..I hate this crap!! Almost all of it was know to be off-flavored by January, and Goose Island was giving refunds on it and BCS Coffee. That said, this batch also played it safe, with round and fruity sweetness of apple and orange that lazily rolled through the finish, where it was met by quiet but distinct brown sugar and toasted oak notes. Estimated Release: June. Its weird to say this felt cheap but it just did. Unfortunately, youre not going to find this bottle easily or anywhere near its MSRP. $65 each. Elijah Craig - 12 Yr Old Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey C922 (750ml) Mid Valley Wine & Liquor USA: (NY) Newburgh Standard delivery 1-2 weeks More shipping info Go to shop $ 76.81 $ 102.42 / 1000ml ex. Release 7 was dumped at the end of Jan and went to distributors on Feb 2. Thats alright Ill find one. The "1" denotes the release month, January, while the 23 represents the current year. The Michigan (lower thumb area) store received only one and I was very lucky to have purchased it. The third and fourth digits indicate the year. According to Heaven Hill, the Elijah Craig Barrel Proof batches are characterized by three things: a high proof point, a 12-year age statement at minimum, and flavors including leather, tobacco, chocolate and spices. $55 at Total Wine. Anyone get an old batch on new release day? Support your local merchant. (You can unsubscribe anytime). Water makes the whole experience slightly more syrupy, but to be honest, there wasnt much need in the way of alterations. Sounds like the real estate market of 2006/7, Hey guys I picked up 3 bottles here in the okc area in the past 3days of ECBP 2 for $46.99 and 1 today for $55.99, 2were release #11 and 1 release #12 of 2013. Waiting for him to return home in a couple weeks to crack it. This was pretty nice but very light compared to the last few pours. Thats just silly- Cashiers, NC has a Pop of 157. Its an instant classic through and through. Heaven Hill has often said that the plan is to always have them in January, May, and Septemberthree a year for the foreseeable future. (Hazmat stands for hazardous material - if a spirit is bottled above 140 proof, it's actually . ECBP #9 at Total Wine Spokane $ Spokane Valley, Just picked up an ECBP #9 at my local store here in CTjust sitting on the shelf all alone waiting for a good homeunfortunately no luck on the EC-18 though. Still, if you can find one, itll be worth getting at least a taste of some seriously well-crafted whiskey (just maybe at a little closer to MSRP than $3,000). 0002, Smooth Ambler 6 Years Old Founders Cask Strength Series 2022 Batch #1, Horse Soldier Reserve Barrel Strength Bourbon Whiskey. This was able to balance the craftiness of it all that sweet graininess with a really solid overall high-proof bourbon flavor profile. To sip our Barrel Proof Bourbon is to experience Bourbon in its purest formuncut, straight from the barrel, and without chill filtering. The release now comes in a new bottle and label. Its a high-proof whiskey, released in several batches per year, and its generally seen as the most authentic option for drinking well-matured Elijah Craig bourbon straight from the barrel. Still, this felt more fine than wow.. Like I said, if distillery is charging $80 now for it, we arent seeing it for less than $100+ RETAIL!!!! Compared to the prior release, it is more balanced, earthy, and sweet. The year kicked off with Batch A122 which delivered more of an earthy pour and was followed by Batch B522 which delivered a bit more of a spicy pour. Fun fact on the man behind this brand, it is suggested that Elijah Craig was the first person to use charred oak barrel aging. These expressions of Heaven Hill Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskeys share a release schedule, as along as a batch number. I.e. The batch is made from no more than 19 barrels of whiskey. (smile).. Just saw the recently discontinued Elijah Craig 12 year old on bottle-spot.com.the larger 1.75L bottle is going for $90.00, and the smaller 750ml bottle is going for $40.00..hahahahahaaaaa!!!! Now onto the review and tasting notes on the second expression of the 2022 Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B522. Just picked up a bottle of #12 in Palatine,IL. It accomplishes everything by doing the opposite of what we expect from Elijah Craigits not the spiciest or the oldest. Last years drop New Year 2021 had a blend of five, nine, ten, and eleven-year-old bourbons from (takes a deep breath) Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, New York, Texas, Wyoming, and Colorado. Still, it tastes pretty good overall, and I imagine a rock would sand off those rougher edges quite nicely. Each batch of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof has a different ABV, however Batch A121 comes in at 123.6 proof. So Batch A120 is the first batch of 2020, released in January. The whiskey in the bottle was created from barrels from the middle/sweet spot of four warehouses. Good new is ECBP is still 12-years-old. Just snagged two bottles of #6 in Virginia this afternoon. The first letter of the batch number indicates which of that years releases the bottle was a part of starting with A, while the second digit is a number that determines the month of the year the bottle was released. If youre not in Kentucky (or nearby), expect to pay as much as two to three times more for the bottle. The Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon Whiskey is bottled at 120.8 proof. Barrell Bourbon is one of the most interesting blenders working in Kentucky today. a bit of a drive but worth it. Estimated Release: March and October. Bought em all because no more EC in any big store here with the 12 on the front label. Havent seen it? Just found a bottle of batch #8 in Marietta, GA while scouting around for ETL. Much less vanilla than in the past, more spicy and pronounced burn despite having comparable ABV. I was sweating because of the heat coming 2020s 136-proof monster release. It was deep and rewarding from nose to finish. The lady couldnt tell me. He has also been published on Liquor.com. The batch number has meaning that is easy to decode. All Rights reserved. Marked at $55 each. Good new is ECBP is still 12-years-old. Mashbill: 78% Corn, 12% Malted Barley, 10% Rye. Has ECBP Batch 5 and Batch 9. Still, the top five really are the ones you want to focus on if youre looking for a truly fantastic barrel proof bourbon pour. So Batch A120, then, is the January batch of 2020, and the first of that year. With the new bottle, Heaven Hill has standardized the releases with batch numbers. There are a lot of reasons to love ECBP, but truth be told, the best and worst part of this collection is the variety. While the 130s are a fun range, its nice for Heaven Hill to remind us that they can do great things without pushing the limits of comfort. Its delicious. I have never had it. Each barrel was hand-picked before being married into a barrel strength expression thats bottled as-is. This leaned hard into classic territory with a whisper of craftiness lurking beneath. Doesnt seem to be such a great value anymore. It just gets a bit messy, like the last minute or so of 1812 Overture. And thats a beautiful piece of music, but not every song calls for a cannon. 2017 Copyright The Bourbon Review. Has anyone on here tasted the new bottles of Elijah Craig without the age statement? Barrel Proof is a three-bottle release that sticks with its strict calendar with a reliability not seen from many distilleries these days. ECBP is a 12-year-old uncut, unfiltered bourbon which Heaven Hill releases once a quarter. Whisky Advocate named B517 the best whiskey of 2017, and it has seen plenty of accolades since to boost its reputation further. Nose: Mocha and leather mix on the nose with fresh-cut green grass and piping hot cornbread dripping with butter and caramel sauce, creating a very grain-forward/crafty vibe. So also got Old Rip 10 yr and Pappy 15 at only a slight upcharge from MSRP. Who wants a drink? The whiskey in the bottle is a 5.1-year-old Kentucky bourbon from an undisclosed source. I was successful as well. Found a bottle of batch 10 in Ft. Morgan Colorado a couple weeks ago while just passing through and staying the night. What do I mean by this? All Rights reserved. Before we get into batch numbers, it would probably be a good idea to go over how the Elijah Craig Barrel Proof system works. That said, it really felt well-rounded and tasted really f*cking good. The ECBP is unreal. Finish: The end is nutty and full of dark cherry tobacco just kissed with dark chocolate and dark brown spices.