This whiskey review summarizes Elijah Craig 18-year single barrel bourbon. It has notes of apple, apricot, banana, burnt wood, and other flavors on the nose and palate. While high in alcohol content at 90 proof, it has a smooth mouthfeel and clean, sweet, slightly bitter taste. The finish is long and dry. The reviewer gives this bourbon the highest rating, calling it a wonderful dram that will have a place in their permanent collection.

1. Maino’s Whisky Tasting Notes
Name of Whisky:__ Elijah Craig Single Barrel 18 y/o____
Distiller:Glenfarclas Age: 18 years_ ABV: _90%
Color: Cooper/Amontillado Sherry Casks: New charred oak _
Swirl: Mildly oily, ever so slightly viscous with minimal cling to the glass.
Nose (Neat):_Heat! You know that this is 90 proof! Be a bit careful nosing this one.
Apple, Apricot, Banana, Burnt wood, Carnation, Cedar, Chocolate, Cooked mash, Cinnamon, Citric, Cloves, Coconut,
Coffee, Corn, Dried hay, Dried hops, Earthy, Figs, Fishy, Heather, Honey, Lavender, Leather, Lemon, Lilac, Liquorice,
Madeira, Malt extract, Medicinal, Mossy, Mulch, Nutmeg, Nutty, Oranges, Peaches, Pear, Peaty, Pine, Pine nuts, Plums,
Pot ale, Rose, Sea-spray, Sautemes, Sherry, mild Smoke, Sulphury,Tangerines,Tea, Vanilla, Woody, Yeast extract
Nose Intensity: Mellow Warming Prickly Peppery Sharp
Flavor: Aggressive in a nice, surprising way. Very warming. You know you are sipping whiskey
Apple, Apricot, Banana, Burnt wood, Carnation, Cedar, Cereal, Chocolate, Cooked mash, Cinnamon, Citric, Cloves,
Coconut, Coffee, Corn, Dried hay, Dried hops, Earthy, Figs, Fishy, Heather, Honey, Lavender, Leather, Lemon, Lilac,
Liquorice, Madeira, Malt extract, Medicinal, Mossy, Mulch, Nutmeg, Nutty, Oranges, Peaches, Pear, Peaty, Pine, Pine
nuts, Plums, Pot ale, Rose, Sea-spray, Sautemes, Sherry, mild Sweet, Smoke, Sulphury,Tangerines,Tea, Vanilla,
Woody, Yeast extract
Mouth Feel: Smooth Viscous Drying Puckering Clean Creamy
First Taste: Clean Sweet Sour Salty Bitter
First Taste Intensity: Mellow Warming Prickly Peppery Sharp
Finish: Clean Sweet Sour Salty Bitter Dry
Finish Intensity: Mellow Warming Prickly Peppery Sharp
Comments: Elijah Craig 18-y/o single barrel Kentucky Bourbon is the oldest single barrel
Bourbon available in the world. More than ½ of the barrel is consumed by the Angel’s Share by
the time it is eventually bottled. This is an absolutely wonderful dram. Most surprising in all
ways! I love its color, its aroma and its flavor. This is a Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey that will
always have a place in my collection to be shared freely with friends and family. A wonderful
dram indeed!
M rating: 5Ms MMMMM’s Cost: __<$50.00 __