Elijah Craig

Elijah Craig 21 Year Old Single Barrel #42 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2026) 75cl

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Elijah Craig 21 Year Old Single Barrel #42 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2026) 75cl A new release for 2026 with  slightly higher proof than usual.  This limited release is deeply...

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Elijah Craig 21 Year Old Single Barrel #42 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2026) 75cl
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Elijah Craig 21 Year Old Single Barrel #42 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2026) 75cl

A new release for 2026 with  slightly higher proof than usual. 

This limited release is deeply mature and exceptionally complex, shaped by over two decades of patient aging. Bold yet refined, it stands as a rare testament to the enduring character and elegance that time alone can create.

Debuting on National Bourbon Day 2026, only a limited number of bottles are available through select distillery drops and in select markets.

Elijah Craig Private Barrel Select program sees barrels from the Haven Hill Warehouse personally selected and tasted for its customer bases. 

Elijah Craig is known for its bold flavour much like Michter's out of Kentucky also. 

TASTING NOTES

Nose: Toasted oak and leather, backed by complex spices

Palate: Rich milk chocolate, toasted nuts, and notes of burnt caramel

Finish: Aged oak and molasses gives way to barrel charand peppery spices

About Elijah Craig

Reverend Elijah Craig was a Baptist preacher, an educator, and an entrepreneur who built the first paper and wool mills in Georgetown, Kentucky. But for all his industries, it was his gift as a distiller and an innovator that brought him his greatest acclaim.

While we draw inspiration from parts of Elijah Craig’s story as a distiller, a critical component of this history are the enslaved people who made major contributions to Bourbon. Elijah Craig was an enslaver, relying upon enslaved people to run his distilling and broader business operations.

Uncovering the identities and roles of these laborers, how they contributed to the birth of the Bourbon industry and the legacy their families left is a critical mission of our brand today. Elijah Craig is actively engaged in academic research with the University of Kentucky's Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies and Central Kentucky Slavery Initiative, as well as other initiatives, to not only share a more transparent and inclusive account of our past, but to also make America today a more just and equitable country.

In 1789, Elijah Craig became the first distiller to age his whiskey in new charred oak barrels. Some claim that an accidental fire charred his barrels and changed the whiskey inside. Others say he stored his whiskey in former sugar barrels and was impressed with how charring improved the flavour.

However it happened, Elijah Craig knew he had discovered something great. He continued to refine the barrel charring process, imparting smooth, rich flavour to the spirit that would become known as Bourbon. 250 years later, he is still known as the Father of Bourbon—and we craft our Bourbon today using the same time-honoured methods.

47% ABV

75cl

Product specifications table
Specification name Specification Value
Country United States
Region Kentucky
Whiskey style Single cask, Cask strength, Bourbon
Whiskey variety Bourbon

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