Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B519

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• DISTILLERY – Elijah Craig Distillery from Heaven Hill
• REGION – Bardstown, KY
• AGE – 12
• STRENGTH – 61.1% (122.2 Proof)
• MASH BILL – 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% barley
• MSRP – $60 (Its more heavily allocated in certain states and then if available you can see it go up to $100)
• OTHER – This review was carried out after the neck pour and letting the bottle breathe. After pouring neat in the Glencairn, I let it rest for 10 mins.
• This is a May 2019 release. 3 come out every year during the months of January, May and September. The batch format is A, B and C. Followed by the numerical digit denoting the month of the year and then the last two digits denoting the year.

GLANCE

The color is a very deep copper to light mahogany wood color/dark oak with high viscosity.

NOSE

On the nose I got nutmeg, raisins, and brownies if made with 60% dark chocolate, brown sugar, rich vanilla and notes of caramelized peaches and chocolate milkshake.

TASTE

Its initially oak forward but then you get the fruit jam notes. After that I got nice notes of brown sugar, raisins, freshly baked bread. I didn’t get any or much spiciness. It had a smooth and creamy mouth feel. The balance seems to be a bit off, as it stays in mouth for longer. Towards the end I get like a bitter oak notes that begin to ring through.

FINISH

The finish is long with the flavors that I picked up on the palate ringing through. Towards the very end you get some notes of caramel.

CLOSING REMARKS

In some sense I got what I was expecting from this batch of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof. Such as the great notes of baking spices, and chocolatey fruit jam notes. The mouthfeel is exactly what I come to expect from ECBP. I just feel comparing them to the other ECBPs I have tried such as the A120, and C920 this one came up a decent amount short. The overall balance on the palate isn’t fine tuned in, and the oak tannins overpower all the other delicious notes you are tasting towards the end of your palate. The finish felt average to me and though it was long, it didn’t invite any other new notes. The nose was amazing on this one and definitely B519’s forte. Overall if you are an ECBP fan and get this for MSRP and haven’t tasted it before, go for it! Its good but not great, cheers!

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