Single Barrel

Elijah Craig 23-Year-Old Bourbon Review

Elijah Craig 23

The oldest of the lineup, Elijah Craig 23-year-old bourbon (EC23) is back again this year.  The release from Heaven Hill Brands marks the second year EC23 is available.  The older Elijah Craig releases, 18 years and up, have all been single barrels, and this year’s EC23 is no exception.  My bottle was barreled on 06/19/1990 from barrel 186.  The Elijah Craig 21-year-old I picked up a couple of years ago was barreled close to the same date.  Keeping in line with the older EC releases, EC23 is bottled at 90 proof and is most likely chill-filtered.  Suggested retail pricing for EC23 is about $200.

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Knob Creek Single Barrel Bourbon Review

Knob Creek SB

I like single barrel expressions, especially when they are barrel proof or close to it.  These releases give us something unique in that different barrels will slightly vary in taste and smell.  This happens because the wood that composes the barrels differ in age, grain structure, etc.

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Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel – Barrel Proof Tennessee Whiskey Review
Photo courtesy Jack Daniel's

Photo courtesy Jack Daniel’s

Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof, the newest member of the Jack Daniel’s family, is hitting shelves August 2015 at a suggested retail price of $65.  When I heard the news, I couldn’t wait to try this whiskey.  I’m a fan of their Single Barrel, and thoroughly enjoyed their Sinatra Select release.  Now we get a single barrel whiskey from them at barrel proof, unfiltered and uncut.  This is the closest most of us will ever get to tasting what Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller Jeff Arnett samples on a regular basis in the barrel warehouses.  It’s virtually the same thing he’s tasting.

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