Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon 700ml

Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon 47% 70cl Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon bears the name of Reverend Elijah Craig, a Bourbon pioneer who founded his distillery in 1789 on the banks of Elkhorn Creek in modern day Georgetown, Kentucky. He is credited as the first distiller to age his whiskey in charred oak barrels, earning his place in history as the ‘Father of Bourbon’. Elijah Craig Small Batch is still produced in Kentucky by Heaven Hill Distillery, which preserves the Bourbon-making traditions developed by Elijah Craig. Each bottle is crafted using the same method used over two hundred years ago: local corn and grains are milled and mixed with limestone-rich Kentucky spring water, then fermented and distilled. Long before the term Small Batch existed, the distillers at Heaven Hill were hand-selecting just the right number of barrels to make Elijah Craig. Our Small Batch is aged for 8 to 12 years and owes its distinctive warm spice and subtle smoke flavour to Level 3 charred oak barrels. Elijah Craig’s accolades have included American Small Batch Bourbon ‘Best in Show’ at the TAG Global Spirits Awards and ‘Best Small Batch Bourbon’ at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Nose: Delightfully complex with notes of vanilla bean, sweet fruit and fresh mint Taste: Smooth and warm; pleasantly woody with accents of spice, smoke, and nutmeg Finish: Long, sweet, and slightly toasty