Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Bourbon

Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Bourbon $$$$$$

Distilled By: Heaven Hill Distillery

Purchased: 750ml bottle bought at in Jewel-Osco in Chicago; 2015 

Style/ABV: Bourbon, 47.0% (94 proof)

This is relevant to beer, I promise. 

color - slick gold color, some particles are visible in the body, glossy legs

body - medium bodied, some thickness, not too boozy

aroma - vanilla, toffee, cinnamon spice and big brown sugar, this has nice woody character and barrel, sweeter citrus, and some musty character

taste - this brings a lot of oak, vanilla, and cinnamon/brown sugar; there's a cinnamon component, and some minty notes; the back end drops big cakey notes

finish - this has a nice finish, with those cakey notes, vanilla, and tons of sweetness. the finish lingers long enough, and this is yummy


The real question, however, is how will this whiskey compliment a beer? One that is a Strong Belgian Ale. Hmmm.....

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon

#grad life or something

Distilled By: Buffalo Trace Distillery/Sazerac (Franklin County, Kentucky)

Purchased: 750ml bottle bought at in Jewel-Osco in Chicago; 2015 

Style/ABV: Bourbon, 45.0% (90 proof)

It occurred to me that I should take notes of the spirits I drink, also I guess we are jumping the shark now because why not. DAE reviews are the content equivalent to dick anyway?

This is a deep burnished, gold color, with glossy legs, lots of clarity.

Once the aroma settles down, you get a lot of nice sweetness in the form of brown sugar and vanilla; with cinnamon, mint, faint char, and barrel spice. There's some sweet pineapple notes as well, with some agave, resin, and candy sweetness.

This is moderately thick, with lots of brown sugar/cinnamon/minty spice, good heat, and some nice cereal malt character that emerges with hints of vanilla and barrel. You get some of the pineapple and fruit without adding water, but the water brings out the fruity notes. 

This grad school thing is killing my beer review thing. Which is for the better, believe you me. Anyway, back to that.