Is the legendary Elijah Craig 21-Year Single Barrel worth its $300 price tag, or did 21 long years in the wood push it over the edge?
Join Wayne & Rebecca from Your Bourbon Journey as we pop the cork on the newly reintroduced Elijah Craig 21-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Barrel 47)! Aged for over two decades on the cooler lower floors of Heaven Hill’s historic rickhouses and bottled at 94 proof, this expression marks the first official return of the coveted 21-year age statement since 2013.
We scored this commemorative wooden-box release in person during Kentucky Bourbon Festival week at the Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience in Bardstown, KY. Today, we sip from our official Heaven Hill crystal tasting glasses to give you an unfiltered, palate-by-palate review.
Does the nose deliver on sweetness? How intense is that 21-year oak, cocoa, and Maduro cigar tobacco on the palate? And most importantly—should you hunt this rare allocated bottle down?
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Elijah Craig 21-Year-Old Bourbon (Barrel 47)
- Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Single Barrel)
- Distillery: Heaven Hill Distillery (Bernheim Facility, DSP-KY-1, Louisville, KY; aged & bottled at Bardstown, KY)
- Mash Bill: Traditional Heaven Hill Bourbon Mash Bill — 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Malted Barley
- Age: 21 Years
- Proof: 94 Proof (47.0% ABV)
- Bottled on 03/06/2026 from Barrel 47; first reintroduction of the Elijah Craig 21-Year age statement since 2013; pulled from the lower, cooler floors of Heaven Hill’s traditional rickhouses to temper excessive wood tannin and evaporation over 21+ years of aging; packaged in a custom commemorative wooden display case.
- Released: June 14, 2026 (distillery release at Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience)
- SRP: $299.99
- Purchased: 09/11/26 for $299.99 at Heaven Hill in Bardstown, KY
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NOTE: The spirit in this review was purchased by us. We were not compensated by the spirit producer for this review. This is simply our opinion based on what we tasted on this day. Please drink responsibly.
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