Elijah Craig (bourbon)
A bottle of Elijah Craig
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| Type | Bourbon whiskey |
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| Manufacturer | Heaven Hill |
| Country of origin | Kentucky, United States |
| Alcohol by volume | 47.00% |
| Proof (US) | 94 |
| Related products | Heaven Hill |
Elijah Craig is a premium brand of bourbon whiskey produced by the Heaven Hill Distillery company. The company is headquartered in Bardstown, Kentucky, and its distillery (called the Heaven Hill Bernheim distillery) is in Louisville, Kentucky. The brand is sold as a straight bourbon. It is sold in glass 750ml bottles, and the Small Batch bourbon is also available in glass 1.75L bottles.
Elijah Craig whiskey is made in both "Small Batch" and 18-year-old "Single Barrel" bottlings. The 18 Year Old Single Barrel Bourbon was touted as "The oldest Single Barrel Bourbon in the world at 18 years . . ." made in oak barrels that are "hand selected by Parker and Craig Beam," losing nearly 2/3 of the barrels' contents in Angel's share. 21-year and 23-year single barrel have also been released, but only in very limited quantities. The barrels are later sold to the Scotch Whisky industry or used by microbrewers for making Bourbon Barrel aged beer such as Goose Island Brewery's "Bourbon County" Imperial Stout (see Brewing methods).
The bourbon brand was named in honor of Reverend Elijah Craig (1738/1743 – May 18, 1808), who was a Baptist preacher, born in Virginia, who became an educator and entrepreneur in the area of Virginia that later became the state of Kentucky. Today, Elijah Craig is most widely known in association with this brand of bourbon produced by the Heaven Hill distillery.
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