Description

Buy Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel 750ml — Kentucky Straight Bourbon

TASTING PROFILE

Buy Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel 750ml and you’re getting Heaven Hill’s standard bourbon pushed through an extra finishing step: after primary aging, the whiskey is transferred into a second barrel with a toasted, non-charred interior, a technique borrowed more from wine and cognac production than traditional bourbon-making.

The Profile

• Producer: Heaven Hill Distillery
• Region: Bardstown / Louisville, Kentucky, USA
• Spirit Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Toasted Barrel Finish)
• Proof/ABV: 94 Proof (47% ABV)
• Age Statement: No stated age (small batch, matured then finished)
• Mash Bill: 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley, finished in a secondary toasted (uncharred) oak barrel

Sensory Tasting Notes

The Nose

Dark caramel and toasted coconut lead, with baking spice, vanilla bean, and a rounder sweetness than standard Elijah Craig due to the secondary toasted-oak contact.

The Palate

Medium-to-full body carrying brown butter, cinnamon, and dark dried fruit; the toasted (rather than charred) second barrel contributes a smoother, less smoky wood influence than typical double-oaked bourbons.

The Finish

Medium length, closing on toffee, light oak spice, and a soft vanilla sweetness that fades cleanly without heavy char bitterness.

The Heritage

Elijah Craig is named for the Baptist minister credited in bourbon folklore with pioneering the use of charred oak barrels in the late 1700s, though historians generally treat that origin story as more legend than documented fact. Heaven Hill uses the Toasted Barrel line to demonstrate a technique gaining traction across the bourbon industry — finishing in toasted rather than charred wood — and it’s become a reference bottle for drinkers comparing how toast level alone, independent of char, reshapes a bourbon’s final flavor.