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Elijah Craig Small Batch on “Shelf bourbons”, a list by Lena Carver on TheLysts.

Details

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Style
Small batch Kentucky straight bourbon
Proof
94 proof (47% ABV)
Age statement
No age stated (used to be 12 years)
Distillery
Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown KY
Typical NYC price
$30–$40
Best for
One-more-chapter pours that become three
Flavor notes
Toasty oak, vanilla, peanut brittle, a little cinnamon heat
Nerd stat
Heaven Hill’s entry-level Heaven Hill 7-year bonded has the headlines, but this is still the quiet WAR monster of their lineup.
My take
If I had to pick one bottle that feels ‘grown up’ without a grown-up price, it’s this: polite, a bit smoky, never boring.