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Elijah Craig

Elijah Craig
Kentucky Straight Rye Whisky

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 47%
94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$29

Elijah Craig
Kentucky Straight Rye Whisky

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 47%
Dark amber color. Aromas and flavors of ripe red cherries with vanilla whipped cream, honeycomb and pecan pie, toffee and mocha, and roasted cereal with a satiny, dry medium-to-full body and a warming, huge, very long finish with overtones of shortbread with a bit of pepper, very dark chocolate with hints of brandied cherry, baklava and dates, and banana and orange. A classic example of a properly aged Rye Whiskey; everything you expect from the category.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: ripe red cherries with vanilla whipped cream, honeycomb and pecan pie, toffee and mocha, and roasted cereal
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with overtones of shortbread with a bit of pepper, very dark chocolate with hints of brandied cherry, baklava and dates, and banana and orange
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails, neat, on the rocks, with cigars and with drops of water
Cocktail Cocktails: Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Manhattan
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A classic example of a properly aged Rye Whiskey; everything you expect from the category.

The Producer or Importer

Heaven Hill Brands

The Producer or  Importer
4500 Bowling Boulevard
Ste 300
Louisville, KY 40207
USA
1 502-348-3921

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95 Bernheim Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey Batch No. B923 60.3% (USA) $64.00.
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86 Carolans Cold Brew Cream Liqueur 17% (Ireland) $14.00.
86 Carolans Salted Caramel Cream Liqueur 17% (Ireland) $14.00.
87 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS VS Aged Brandy 40% (USA) $12.00.
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90 Deep Eddy Lime Vodka and Soda 4.5% (USA) $.00.
91 Deep Eddy Ruby Red Vodka and Soda 4.5% (USA) $.00.
91 Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka + Tea 4.5% (USA) $.00.
91 Deep Eddy Peach Vodka + Tea 4.5% (USA) $.00.
94 Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka + Tea 4.5% (USA) $.00.
93 Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka + Soda 4.5% (USA) $.00.
86 Deep Eddy Lime Vodka + Soda 4.5% (USA) $.00.
93 Deep Eddy Ruby Red Vodka + Soda 4.5% (USA) $.00.
93 Deep Eddy Peach Vodka + Tea 4.5% (USA) $.00.
93 Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka + Tea 4.5% (USA) $.00.
94 Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka + Tea 4.5% (USA) $.00.
88 Deep Eddy Original Vodka 40% (USA) $17.00.
89 Deep Eddy Lemon Flavored Vodka 35% (USA) $17.00.
90 Deep Eddy Lime Flavored Vodka 35% (USA) $17.00.
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95 Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Batch No. A124 59.5% (USA) $74.00.
96 Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Batch No. B524 65.3% (USA) $74.00.
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94 Elijah Craig Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 47% (USA) $33.00.
93 Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 47% (USA) $54.00.
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86 Pama Pomegranate Hard Seltzer 4.5% (USA) $.00.
87 Pama Blueberry Pomegranate Hard Seltzer 4.5% (USA) $.00.
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87 Pama Pomegranate Hard Seltzer 4.5% (USA) $.00.
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Straight Rye Whiskey

Spirits Glass Glencairn Canadian Amber.jpg
Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
In order for a product to be categorized as a Straight Rye Whiskey, the following must be true:

Mash bill must be made up of a minimum of 51% rye.
Aged a minimum of two years.
May not contain any flavors or colors.
All of the liquid in the bottle must be distilled in the same state.