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Elijah Craig Barrel Proof (Batch B517), 62.1%

Price: 60 Issue: Fall 2017 Reviewer: Fred Minnick Category: Bourbon/Tennessee Whiskey

Rich and bold, it's loaded with caramel notes that range from macchiato to salted caramel chews. Then complexity sets in, with brown sugar, vanilla cake batter, cinnamon-dusted molasses cookies, candied pecans, brown-sugar butter, and cornbread. The key here is that each note appears with that initial caramel richness and follows this to the long, warm, and satisfying finish with a hint of spice.