Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon 2022 Release 70cl / Batch #B522. 2017 Copyright The Bourbon Review. Ive had Batch 13 (the 127.0 new bottle design) sitting on my shelf for a little over a week now right next my almost-empty Batch 11. ABV: Varies Nose: Theres a soft sense of classic bourbon on the nose with dark cherry, vanilla pod, light caramel sauce, and pecan waffles with pancake syrup and cinnamon-brown sugar butter next to a whisper of old boot leather and a very distant echo of sweet grits. Couldnt get a BT Antique Collection and was offered this. - Bourbon Syndicate, A Guide to High-Proof Bourbon, the Only Whiskey Fit for Dad IronGutsGlory, Bourbon on Fire: Drinking 130+ Proof American Whiskey Monsters - The Whiskey Wash, Jim Beam Distillery Production Cheat Sheet. Also plenty of Stagg Jr. I found one dusty bottle on the shelf of a local store I had never visited until yesterday batch #7, $51.99! Batch #12 is a flavor bomb. Finish: Oak, herbal, toffee, spice and peanut. Proof shouldnt be a factor in quality in and of itself, but even the best critic will have to acknowledge that a high-test whiskey that drinks like syrup deserves a special star. Barrells New Year Bourbon is one of the most beloved releases of the year. Bought myself a batch 5 in Belgium. Let's dive in one last time to the lineup before the New Year arrives and see what the folks at Heaven Hill have in store for us. Have not seen it on the shelf anywhere. I was lucky enough to see a bottle of batch 9 on the shelf. If the next release is like this one I wont be getting it. Gorgeous, sweet vanilla pops on the palate, before they throw malted milk chocolate notes at us. Get the latest bourbon news to your inbox: 2020 Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Collection. Nose: Theres a leathery nature on the nose with classic bourbon deep flourishes of very black cherry, salted caramel, cinnamon toast with cream butter and old vanilla pods, a touch of orange oil, and woody spice berries and barks. !..I hate this crap!! Great silky mouthfeel as well. Last years Bottled-in-Bond was a masterpiece in a bottle and really highlighted the beauty of Eddie Russells dep understanding of bourbon. The letter at the beginning of the sequence is the batch number for the given year. 130.6 proof. I was told that they will no longer be doing special order/wait list for ECBP. Pass. So Batch A120, then, is the January batch of 2020, and the first of that year. This new batch from Sazeracs Virginia distillery is all about upping the ante on last years bold ABV release. That whiskey is then batched and bottled as-is with no fussing or cutting. I can still feel that one burning a bit (I might have some more tonight). Stumbled across BP on the website of my local here in MA., so I drove down there only for it not to be on the shelf. Four Gate Whiskey Announces Release 15.1, 15.2, & 15.3: The Bluegrass Trilogy, Old Forester 21st Release of Annual Birthday Bourbon, Press Release: Old Foresters Next Release in the 117 SeriesFeatures a Blend of Barrels Aged Solely in Warehouse K, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof May 2017 Batch B517 124.2 Review. Ferg. With a few drops of water this is very well balance of oak, cinnamon, vanilla up front with a smooth finish leaving a caramel/butterscotch flavor. Whisky Advocate named B517 the best whiskey of 2017, and it has seen plenty of accolades since to boost its reputation further. I didnt get any Pappy. MSRP: $50/each Just found batch 11 in Tonawanda, NY. At a "mere" 59.1% abv, are consumers getting robbed? While this was clearly a craft bourbon thanks to those sweet grain notes, it was still deep and well-rounded with just the right hit of high-proof warmth. It was complex and tasted good overall but felt way more like something youd make a cocktail with than sip neat. Traverse City Whiskey Co. Barrel Proof Bourbon ; WhistlePig PiggyBack Bourbon ; Widow Jane 10-Year Bourbon ; Special Barrel-Finished Bourbon. Heaven Hill has often said that the plan is to always have them in January, May, and Septemberthree a year for the foreseeable future. A list that wasnt suppose to exist. I was sweating because of the heat coming 2020s 136-proof monster release. The flavors are subdued and this is a menacingly sippable bourbon batch. This was the 3333 Virginia Beach Boulevard location. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof has been called a lot of things over the years, including a full proof monster by me in 2020 when the folks at Heaven Hill tried to melt our faces with two 130-proof point releases in the same year. Huge elijah fan cant wait to try it. This is classic Sazerac bourbon (Buffalo Trace, Barton 1792, A. Smith) from top to bottom. These expressions of Heaven Hill Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskeys share a release schedule, as along as a batch number. This was able to balance the craftiness of it all that sweet graininess with a really solid overall high-proof bourbon flavor profile. Only one bottle on the shelf but feeling lucky. This has a nice crafty base but feels about a year too young. Cheers. 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. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof - Release #18 Whiskybase ID WB184736 Category Bourbon Distillery Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. Yeah, I grabbed it. Found a bottle of #11 at Surdyks in Minneapolis for $74.99. The first. That will change as Heaven Hill continues to rack up awards and love from whiskey drinkers around the world. Thats not true. The secondary market is charging $80+ and I want to score some of this beautiful barrel proof juice at retail! So Batch A120 is the first batch of 2020, released in January. For example, A122 means 1st release, January, 2022. Just picked up 3 bottles here in Latrobe Pa. Quite enjoyable and worth it @ $70-$75 retail. As with every batch, we are constantly balancing all the attributes (rickhouse site, floor, 12 years of age) to achieve the depth of flavor Elijah Craig Barrel Proof has come to be known for. MSRP: $70 Heres my ranking: The third best batch of 2021 was batch B. This brand-new release from awards-favorite Frank August dials things into a single barrel of whiskey. Still letting it sit for a while to ensure proper mixing. Their releases hit shelves in January, May and September each year as close to clockwork as is permitted in the sleepy world of whiskey maturation and packaging. MSRP: $60/each Proof: 120.8. Water messes with the balance, highlights the baking spices, and elongates the oak. Heritage month and limited release season: theyre reason enough to embrace an early bird bourbon lifestyle. Finish: The heat comes roaring back on the finish with brash woody winter spice and burnt orange with a touch of vanilla trying to find a counterbalance to all the heat. Ironically, though, Batch A is what you want to find every year, in every collectionand its a good sign of the work going on at Heaven Hill right now. Picked up an Elijah Craig barrel proof #9 in Northern Kentucky. Estimated Release: November. I just happened to notice the sole bottle sitting near the cash register haphazardly mixed in with several other bottles of varied middle of the road liquor. Your email address will not be published. Lets dive in! People love the stuff. He has also been published on Liquor.com. Cant find anywhere around Buffalo,NY But found online at retailer in Berlin,NJ for 99 plus shipping. And while youve surely got a few half-full bourbon bottles on your shelf, its time to look forward to the new expressions coming down the pike in 2021. There was a little jaggedness around the edges but it was barely noticeable. Doesnt seem to be such a great value anymore. haha I have some in a crystal tumbler as I write this. I live in Minneapolis too, check your local total wines more often. That bottle now retails at $3,000. But for a $60 product with wide distribution, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof really holds its own against these others. Ive got a bottle, but its empty :-O..ditto ORWV 10 (that one Im kicking myself about since the store had three bottles this was late 2013 and I only bought one; they were all at the front counter, no less! Thought that was implied by my post stating Got a call this morning. They do know me there, but dont know if they consider me special. The palate is ridiculously viscous, with cinnamon candies, rye, barrel, roasted vanilla bean and chocolate." ROB MORTON, DISTILLER.COM COLOR: Deep amber AROMA: My family member called BS and the guy said well theres a list of people we promised to so the remaining 8 bottles went to the list. The whiskey in the bottle is a 5.1-year-old Kentucky bourbon from an undisclosed source. Has ECBP Batch 5 and Batch 9. MSRP: $150 I bought it. That whiskey is then left alone for six years before its batched and bottled without filtering or proofing. Batch A120 is the whiskey version of the last 10 seconds of every allergy commercial ever made. thumb area of Michigan. 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. 2020 is over. I found A batch #9 today in the display case of my primary liquor store. Report back with some tasting notes. The variations can also be great between batches; in 2020 there were nearly 10 proof points of difference between the highest and lowest proof releases. ECBP carries a consistent 12yr age statement. Palate: Apple orchards and cherry pies open the sweet palate toward a massive heat from the ABVs that eventually fades towards creamed soft nut butter, vanilla cake, and apple cider spiked with spiced cherry tobacco. We are visiting Wisconsin (Green Bay Area); surprised and shocked to find #10!! Just stopped in on a whim. Nonetheless, well focus mostly on the ECBP bourbon in this review. About to kill batch 8, and after that Im going to crack one of my Stagg, Jr. bottles. This puts it in the company of bourbons like Bookers, Stagg Jr., Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, and others at the top of the proof pyramid. Its so good, folks. Lets find out together by tasting some fantastic barrel proof bourbon whiskeys. People love the stuff. The A represents that this is the 1st release per respective year. He puts me in a very very bad mood. The letters A, B, or C always start it which signal 1st, 2nd, or 3rd release of the year. However, I guess that changed some time between them issuing that email/notice and the Monday it dropped in the Hampton Roads area stores. I made out like a bandit with special ordering ECBP batches 9 and 10. VA ABC is kind of backward, store managers have discretion to hold back bottles. Be sure tofollow our InstagramandLike our Facebook pageto get all of the latest Bourbon T-shirtreleases, new gear and other fun stuff. The Masters Keep line from Wild Turkey (Campari) is always a home run in a bottle. the 18 has been around $120 here near rochester, its definitely a step up from the 12, but not 5x as good, let alone 10x, lol. To prevent confusion I put together an ECBP cheat sheet. Updated: For 2017, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof has received a makeover. Our controlled state and the continued craze set me back $85 (w/ tax). 2017 Copyright The Bourbon Review. usually, if ANY ABC store has an available bottle of PAPPY/BTAC with no name on it, its *supposed * to go back to the Richmond office to be allocated to another ABC locations waiting listaaaggghhh!!! Dry notes of rye spice are decorated with coffee and hazelnut, but the peppery grain and alcohol notes dominate. The mash ends up being 74% corn, 20% raw rye, 4.5% malt barley, and a mere 1.5% wheat. However, if you still want to drink Elijah Craig that is aged for a minimum of 12 years, look no further than the barrel-proof version, which is released three times a year. 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).. With the new bottle, Heaven Hill has standardized the releases with batch numbers. Its quintessential and yet somehow fresh. Suggested retail pricing is officially set for $60. Palate: The palate starts off with a nice and subtle barrel char leading toward Almond Roca toffees, cherry-chili tobacco, and velvety vanilla cream before those sweet porridge grains kick back in, confirming this as a very crafty bourbon. I just opened a bottle of batch 12 ECBP. The 2021 batches were all a $60 deal (MSRP) if you can find it these days, with enough batch variety to make the search interesting. Palate: Clove buds, cinnamon bark, and allspice berries lead on the palate with a hint of chili pepper spiciness before a lush sense of vanilla white cake with toffee frosting and burnt orange creates a luxurious mouthfeel with a hint of alcohol warmth. Thats what makes this the perfect bourbon to build your cocktail with. Found 3 batch 13 on the shelf at a suburban Minneapolis muni for $65. Did you get any ETL today? This is the second year in a row that the A batch has taken the top spot. Made the 30 min drive and bought both for 59.95. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Release #3 (66.6% / 133.2 proof) Nose: Oak, toffee, dark sweets, lemon custard, vanilla and dark fruit. Scored 5 bottles for myself and got my mom 3 bottles. Trying to only have one type of bourbon open at a time (one barrel proof and one regular batch). The highest proof point, for instance, is almost five points below last years low end. Go figure. Your email address will not be published. However, compared to the prior 2022 batch, it comes in slightly hotter on the proofing. A little less hot. Each batch of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof has a different ABV, however Batch A121 comes in at 123.6 proof. Palate: The palate has a sense of spicy caramel with a vanilla base that leads to apricot jam, southern biscuits, and a flake of salt with a soft mocha creaminess. Elijah Craig 18Pikesville RyeElmer T. LeeCEHTOWAWLW, just to name a fewits a lot of freaking workBUT when you score a bottle, it sure feels G-U-D! It will be available in a limited number of retailers through the brands current national distribution zone. Side by side comparison to Bookers bluegill, the EC was far and away a more well rounded, defined and flavor full drink. Now, I can justify finishing my #6. Dont drink and drive. Finish: The end is solid with a spicy warmth next to more of that dry firewood and a smidge of sweet oatmeal cookies. The A represents the three yearly releases: A, B, or C. The next number represents the month of the year, in this instance 1 for January. Good luck, yall. I think Ill drink to that! I didnt realize how difficult it is to find until i read these comments glad i picked it up when i had the chance. Even outside out bourbon. I went in later to complain but the AM wouldnt come out. Store said they just got it this week (March 23). Nose: Sweet buttercream, maple and brown sugar. of ECBP in the warehouse for the entire state, and one of them went to Cashiers?. Fun fact on the man behind this brand, it is suggested that Elijah Craig was the first person to use charred oak barrel aging. However, compared to the prior 2022 batch, it comes in slightly hotter on the proofing. ECBP #12, 80$ . I guess #6 is out? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. All Rights reserved. This is going to be another of those bottles thatll be really hard to find given the very limited amount that actually goes out. But now Im upset I didnt load up on Barrel Proof for $60s, because actually like that the best of em all. The mash bill of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof A122 is E 78% Corn, 12% Malted Barley, 10% Rye. ABV: Varies Its midpoint displays more earthy flavors that you wish had a bit more development behind them. This is easily the best of the bunch. Just picked up two bottles of this batch at the local Total Wine here in Bellevue, WA. Prices varywhile Heaven Hill still claims a suggested retail price of $60, regular drinkers arent likely to find that, even before taxes. Bottler Distillery Bottling Bottling serie Small Batch - Barrel Proof Bottled 2018 Stated Age 12 years old Casktype Charred New American Oak Casknumber Batch C918 Strength 65.7 % Vol. Not the heat I expected. The rye spice on the palate delivers an extra punch in this batch, which sort of double bounces cinnamon note over everything. Butlers liquors. You helped me find a few here in northern Virginia. The batch number has meaning that is easy to decode. Batch A122 affords a sip that will please many but wow few. Happy hunting. After the palate firestorm that was 2020, this year is comparably calmlike the eye of a storm. This morning made my daily rounds at some stores and the shelves are now stocked with the NEW labeled bottles..in which NO mention of 12 year old ANYTHING is on the description of the botttle contents! They are selling it for $100 plus tax. While were sure to be a little light on the indie drops, were fully committed to covering small brands making big noise in the new year. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch no. The finish is well-balanced, buttery, abundantly sweet and subtly spicy, with earthy hints of cola popping off throughout an oily, well-coated palate. Following the recent release of Larceny Barrel Proof A123, fellow Heaven Hill brand Elijah Craig has revealed its own Barrel Proof A123 to begin the 2023 program.. All releases in this series follow a standard naming system. Just scored a bottle of elijah craig barrel proof #10 in illinois. Palate: The palate opens with a hint of peach before kicking in some serious ABV buzziness and heat and then quickly rollercoastering down toward cinnamon and clove-laced dark chocolate, dark caramel, apple chips soaked in root beer, and a hint of clove and orange. There are traditionally 3 releases of ECBP a year. . Similar in some ways to BTAC George T. Stagg. Batch A121 is the first release of Elijah Craig's Barrel Proof expressions for 2021. Keep up with the good work, its much appreciated! Event in Cedar Rapids, IA by Local Craft Cellar on Saturday, April 29 2023 Just found a bottle of batch #8 in Marietta, GA while scouting around for ETL. Ive got the EC18 and tried the EC23 Ill take the BP hands down. Overall, its on the less exciting side for a batch of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, but knowing the potential for the brand I remain optimistic for what the other two batches this year will deliver. Nose: Theres a nice sense of Graham Crackers dipped in dark chocolate with a hint of singed marshmallow next to orchard wood, dried cherry, and mild winter spice. The first letter of the batch number indicates which of that year's releases the bottle was a part of . I would take the four roses barrel strength over the limited space. Whoa dang, just picked up a #10 ECBP; my brother-in-law nearly knocked me over to grab it, but there was one for him, too; priced at $56 w/tax. Picked up 3 bottles of Release #1 134.2 proof for ~$65 each. Good hunting. So could the highest proof bottle be the best this year? It quickly became a favorite among Bourbonrs. Just got a bottle of batch #12 for 49.99 + tax in VA. Love this stuff! Question, found a store way out of town. This is followed by a caramel-corn taffy pull of a finish, highlighted by the softest, steaming-fresh yellow cake note. Were only a few years into the new system of labeling for Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, which has made some batches into cult favorites. The reason they are doing that he was told, is they are planning on using a lower age date soon. Has anyone tried the new batch 10 and have tasting notes?