Whiskey: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon | Batch A124 | Limited 2024 Whiskey
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch #A124 is a highly esteemed release from Heaven Hill Distillery, known for its robust flavor and high proof. This batch, like its predecessors, showcases the distillery's commitment to producing full-flavored, uncut, and non-chill filtered bourbon. Here's a detailed look at this specific batch, along with insights into the barrel proof releases and the history of Heaven Hill.
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Size: 750ML
Proof: 119 (59.5%ABV)
Origin: United States
Distillery: Elijah Craig
This batch continues the tradition of Elijah Craig's barrel proof releases, offering a rich, deep, and complex bourbon experience. The high ABV of 59.5% ensures that the whiskey's character is bold and unmitigated, presenting flavors in their most concentrated form.
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof releases are a testament to the craft of bourbon making at its most unadulterated. These bourbons are bottled straight from the barrel, without water added to lower the proof. This method preserves the natural flavors developed during the aging process, resulting in a richer and more intense tasting experience. The "barrel proof" aspect means that the alcohol content can vary between batches, depending on factors like the original barrel fill proof, the rate of evaporation during aging, and the barrel's location in the rickhouse.
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon | Batch A124 | Limited 2024 Whiskey Tasting Notes
Nose: Charred oak, caramel covered apple, stewed fruit, cinnamon, and sweet.
Palate: Brown sugar, graham cracker, caramel chews, cinnamon, warming baking spices, rich and robust flavor intensity, and medium body.
Finish: Baking spices, cinnamon, brown sugar, tobacco, leather, and long.
Distillery Information
Reverend Elijah Craig was a Baptist preacher, an educator, and an entrepreneur who built the first paper and wool mills in Georgetown, Kentucky. But for all his industries, it was his gift as a distiller and an innovator that brought him his greatest acclaim. While we draw inspiration from parts of Elijah Craig’s story as a distiller, a critical component of this history are the enslaved people who made major contributions to Bourbon. Elijah Craig was an enslaver, relying upon enslaved people to run his distilling and broader business operations. Uncovering the identities and roles of these laborers, how they contributed to the birth of the Bourbon industry and the legacy their families left is a critical mission of our brand today. Elijah Craig is actively engaged in academic research with the University of Kentucky's Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies and Central Kentucky Slavery Initiative, as well as other initiatives, to not only share a more transparent and inclusive account of our past, but to also make America today a more just and equitable country.
