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Elijah Craig
Toasted Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

Category: Cask-Finished Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 47%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$54.99

Elijah Craig
Toasted Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

Category: Cask-Finished Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 47%
Amber color. Aromas of toffee pudding, lemon peel, caramel apple, and toasted almond with a full body and a long walnut, mesquite honey, and black bread finish. Smooth and eminently sippable, you will love to cocktail with this to elevate the base spirit rather than mask it.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Juicy & Smooth
Aroma Aroma: toffee pudding, lemon peel, caramel apple, and toasted almond
Taste Flavor: walnut, mesquite honey, and black bread
Smoothness Smoothness: Smooth
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy in cocktails
Cocktail Cocktails: Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Manhattan
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Smooth and eminently sippable, you will love to cocktail with this to elevate the base spirit rather than mask it.
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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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Cask-Finished Straight Rye Whiskey

Spirits Glass Glencairn Canadian Amber.jpg
Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
About
Cask-Finished Straight Rye Whiskey
A Cask-Finished Straight Rye Whiskey will undergo additional maturation in one or more barrels, the previous contents of which contribute to the aromas and flavors of the final product. Examples include but are not limited to used Rum, Cognac, Port, Sherry, Madeira, Stout, and maple barrels.

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.

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Elijah Craig Toasted Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey rating was calculated by to be 93 points out of 100 on 7/21/2026. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.