Posted: 10/13/2023 10:01:49 PM EDT
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Now, I’m not a professional taster / reviewer, nor am I experienced in the thousands of available Bourbons, but, the hype on this stuff is real. Pure Bourbon Heaven. Drinks below its (133) proof and is as finely balanced as any I’ve ever had. Caramel and vanilla extract, stewed Maraschino cherries, deep brown sugar and spices and LONG finish. Is it the best Bourbon of 2023 …? For an authentic, unfinished American Bourbon - it may very well be. Especially at its $80 price point. Highly recommend you pick it up if you are able to. |
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It's delicious. B523 was good, and I've had some great EJ barrel proof private picks. The C923 is the best EJ barrel proof that I've had. I like it more than my EJ 18yr as well. Attached File |
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Last Friday the Pennsylvania Fine Wine and Good Spirits website had about 15-20 bottles of "Elijah Craig Single Barrel Barrel Proof" available so I ordered two thinking they must be C923, why would they be earlier bottles? The bottles arrived earlier this week, sure enough they were B523. Not too bad, but I would have preferred the C923 that people are raving about. It is kind of weird that the PA spirits store keeps them stashed until the next bottling becomes available. |
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Originally Posted By Rocco123: Bourbon “hunters” and flippers are going hard after c923, unfortunately. These artificial shortages are getting tiresome. Tiresome for sure. This C923 is the first thing I've been after for the past couple years and now I remember why I stopped looking for anything. |
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Originally Posted By bigborehound: What is the difference between this and a store pick barrel proof? A store pick is a single barrel product with a specific age chosen by tasting a few different barrels. This is a small batch blend with varying aged bourbons with the youngest being (in this case) 13-years 7-months. And blended by the Companies experts. It’s rumored that there are 15-year and 17-year old bourbons in this blend. |
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Originally Posted By Rocco123: Someone answered above, but also the single barrel bps are not nearly as good as the A/B/C yearly releases. I had one at a friend's house that was excellent so I bought one a few months later that was a different store pick and was completely underwhelmed by it. |
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Originally Posted By mad_mardigan: I had one at a friend's house that was excellent so I bought one a few months later that was a different store pick and was completely underwhelmed by it. Most of the ec sibbs have been underwhelming, for sure. Even the one we picked 2 years ago would have been far better at the 94 proof offering. It’s even more humorous that the single barrels were more expensive than the batch offerings. The bourbon market will be utterly flooded with quality aged bourbon within 2-3 years, and at a much lower cost. Heaven Hill specifically threads the needle with age, flavor and cost. |