Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel

Name: Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel
Brand: Heaven Hill
Price: $50

Credit: Lost Cargo

Vitals

Style

Bourbon (

Straight

)

Proof

MSRP (2020)

$50

Age

Not stated

Mashbill

78% corn, 12% malted barley, 10% rye

Bottler

Family

Availability

Limited Release

Finishing

Finished in an 18-month air dried oak barrel, toasted and then flash-charred using a moderate toast temperature and toast time

Format

750mL

Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel begins with fully matured Elijah Craig Small Batch, which is dumped and then re-entered at barrel proof into a second, custom toasted new oak barrel.
This release is bottled at Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon and Elijah Craig Straight Rye Whiskey's traditional 94j proof.
Finishing time and char levels are undisclosed, but the custom barrels are made by Independent Stave Company from 18-month air dried oak.
Heaven Hill describes the taste as "big, rich and complex with spice and pepper notes that fade into milk chocolate with a hint of smoke as the finish lingers with chocolate and baking spices."
Only charred new American oak barrels are used throughout the process to maintain the standards of identity class and type designation for Straight Bourbon Whiskey.