Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch B518 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750ml

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch 17 (B518) 12 Year is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon from Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. This 2018 release is the second batch of the year and edges slightly above its January predecessor in proof, continuing the line's mid-130s rhythm under the redesigned packaging. The batch is bottled uncut and non chill-filtered at 133.4 proof.

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof is Heaven Hill's flagship cask-strength bourbon - an uncut, non-chill-filtered small-batch release built on the standard Elijah Craig mash bill of 75% corn, 13% rye, and 12% malted barley. Then-Master Distiller Parker Beam launched the line in 2013 to bridge stocks of Elijah Craig 18 Year and 23 Year as they continued to age. The series is released three times per year - typically January, May, and September - with each release carrying its own unique proof drawn from a small selection of barrels.

Heaven Hill's published line profile across the series shows deep-amber color, a nose of caramel with toasted oak and notes of apple and orange, a palate of rich vanilla, caramel, and butterscotch with black pepper and cinnamon spice at the back, and a layered finish that fades slowly and lingers as it cools. Whisky Advocate's Jeffery Lindenmuth has described the line as "a mouth-filling, deeply satisfying whiskey, amazingly palatable even at full proof."

This batch was bottled in the redesigned Elijah Craig Barrel Proof form factor introduced with Batch 13 in January 2017, replacing the original tall, slope-shouldered bottle - the so-called "pirate bottle" - that Heaven Hill used for Batches 1 through 12. The redesigned form factor defines the line's modern packaging. It drinks well neat or over a single large cube.

• Size: 750ml
• Proof: 133.4 (66.7% ABV)
• Age: 12 Year Old
• Origin: Bardstown, Kentucky
• Distillery: Heaven Hill Distillery