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Elijah Craig 18 Year Old Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750ml

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Product Description

Aged for 18 years in a single charred oak barrel. It offers you a rare opportunity to enjoy the hearty, full-bodied flavor of a true Kentucky classic. Truly a Bourbon for the avid collector, our 18-Year-Old Elijah Craig Bourbon is bottled solely from the contents of one barrel, not the mingling of many. Only a handful of barrels of Kentucky Bourbon have been allowed to age so long. Of these limited barrels, our Master Distillers hand-select only those of the highest quality and bottle the contents as an individually-numbered Single Barrel. In 1789, Rev. Elijah Craig, who is credited with being the "Father of Bourbon," became the first to age his whiskey in charred oak barrels. Since then, Elijah Craig 18-Year-Old Single Barrel has garnered some of the industry's most prestigious accolades including "Whiskey of the Year" and Double Gold in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

Product Specs

Alcohol by Volume45.0%
Country of OriginUnited States
RegionKentucky
UPC096749010189

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Awards & Scores

Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for this bottle.

What critics and judges wrote

Wine Enthusiast · Kara Newman · September 2016
This is a robust, full-flavored whiskey, scented with oak and toffee. It tastes almost like an Old Fashioned, meaning distinct orange peel and cherry notes intertwined with the vanilla and caramel.
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Show 2 more reviews, 2008 to 2010
98 ptsSeptember 2010wineenthusiast.com ↗
… it offers bold flavors of dark toffee, lots of oak, and finishes with bitter almond and a touch of raisin. Mellow; hardly any bite when chilled, which makes it highly sippable, almost like Cognac.
ReviewApril 2008wineenthusiast.com ↗
The nosing passes find lovely fragrances of baked pears, peach, caramel corn, hazelnut, newly tanned leather, baked pineapple and nougat. … Ends with finesse. Sensational and one of the benchmark single barrel bourbons available.
Whisky Advocate · John Hansell · 2016
Back after a three-year hiatus. Well-rounded, with lovely caramel, creamy vanilla, toasted oak, nougat, and candied fruit, along with a peppering of cinnamon and subtle mint. Pleasant, lingering finish. Great structure with seamless flavors.
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Show 1 more review, 2025
91 pts2025whiskyadvocate.com ↗
On the palate, oak sings the lead, with caramel apples, cinnamon sugar, and molasses in the background. … There’s quiet complexity behind the oak that comes through especially on the long finish, where sweetness and oak come into perfect balance.
Distiller · Blair Phillips
The oak jumps out of the glass almost giving your nose splinters. … The vanilla and caramel flavors are expected but charred oak plows through without overwhelming the whiskey’s delivery. It’s actually soft for an old bourbon.
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IWSC judges · Silver · 2026
Nutty aromas with flickers of sweet spice lead into a lovely, smooth mouthfeel where peanut butter notes gently unfold. The taste is delicate yet engaging, culminating in a long, warming, slightly tannic finish.
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Competition medals

IWSC
Silver 2026 · 91 pts
San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Gold 2026Double Gold 2025Best in Show 2024Double Gold 2024
International Spirits Challenge
Gold 2026

6 medals from 3 competitions, 2024 to 2026.

Tasting Notes

Flavor profile

How strongly each flavor family shows up across 10 notes from 5 publications, weighted by source.

  • Herbal & greensubtle mint, bouquet of wildflowers: honeysuckle and clover, Astringent herbal rye, Sweet violets, the herbal rye scythes throughLight
  • Fruitycaramel apples in the background, candied fruit, distinct orange peel and cherry notes, orange peel, a touch of raisinLight
  • Sweetcaramel apples, cinnamon sugar, molasses, sweetness, lovely caramelClear
  • Oak & maltpolished oak, oak sings the lead, oak's prominence, toasted oak, scented with oakClear
  • Smokehints of cigar smokeA hint
  • Spicecinnamon sugar in the background, a peppering of cinnamon, hard spices, coffeed spice, spicesLight

Flavor map

Elijah Craig 18 Year Old Single Barrel against other bourbons we carry. Closer dots taste more alike.

← More delicateRicher →Less smokySmokier →Elijah Craig 18 YearOld Single BarrelHardin's Creek 'Boston'Blood OathOld Forester1924 10 Year Old

Closest bourbons at a similar price: Hardin's Creek 'Boston' ($279.96), Blood Oath ($389.96), and Old Forester 1924 10 Year Old ($169.96).

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Each whisky's place on the map, from 0 to 10.

WhiskyRichSmokyPrice
Elijah Craig 18 Year Old Single Barrel (this bottle)5.92.3$199.96
Hardin's Creek 'Boston'6.02.3$279.96
Rebel 10 Year Old Single Barrel6.02.3$599.96
Jos. A. Magnus & Co. 'Joseph Magnus' Triple Cask Finished5.92.1$99.97
Rowan's Creek5.72.3$64.98
Henry McKenna 10 Year Old Single Barrel6.12.2$69.96
Parker's Heritage Collection 16th Edition Double Barreled Blend6.12.2$749.96
Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch6.12.1$49.96
Blood Oath5.72.6$389.96
WhistlePig PiggyBack 6 Year Old 100 Proof5.62.1$49.97
Woodinville Whiskey Co. Pot Distilled5.72.6$39.97
Old Forester 1924 10 Year Old6.32.5$169.96
Breckenridge Blend of6.21.9$46.98
Michter's US-1 Small Batch5.52.0$49.97
1792 Small Batch6.11.7$34.98
Four Roses Single Barrel6.11.7$49.98
Baker's Single Barrel 13 Year Old6.31.8$249.96
Blanton's Single Barrel6.62.3$79.96
Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Sour Mash5.22.2$399.96
Daviess County Cabernet Sauvignon Cask Finish6.62.1$54.98
Johnny Drum 'Private Stock'5.71.6$59.98
Old Forester 'Statesman'5.22.6$59.98
Wild Turkey Rare Breed Barrel Proof6.21.6$79.96
Backbone Prime Blended5.32.8$49.98
Bulleit Aged 10 Years6.42.9$44.98
Daviess County 96 Proof5.42.9$49.98
Heaven Hill 7 Year Bottled in Bond6.51.8$39.96

Flavor scores are our estimates. A flavor scores higher when more critics mention it and when they describe it more strongly, so no single review sets the result. They are not a rating from any publication.

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