Ezra 12

[FasterHorses]

Sorry im wearing the board out today but i apparently found where a lot of the bourbons been funnelled to. I found a shelf full of Ezra 12 year with the wax top bottle. Same place i found th OGD BiB with theorange cap. Its running 49.99 but from what i can tell its out of production. Was this a good product? Again sorry for all the questions.

[silverc]

It's pretty good stuff, not awesome though. For $50, I'd buy one just to have it since it is apparently discontinued, but I wouldn't get more than one at that price. There are too many others that are as good or better for $50 or less.

[BottledInBond]

This stuff is fairly widely believed to be Heaven Hill distillate. So if you want some 12 year Heaven Hill juice for $50 go do it. I can still find age stated EC12 in my area for under $30 so personally I'd rather buy a few of those. Ezra 12 was more like $30-$35 when I used to buy it a couple years ago

 

[fishnbowljoe]

1 hour ago, silverc said:

It's pretty good stuff, not awesome though. For $50, I'd buy one just to have it since it is apparently discontinued, but I wouldn't get more than one at that price. There are too many others that are as good or better for $50 or less.

 

34 minutes ago, BottledInBond said:

This stuff is fairly widely believed to be Heaven Hill distillate. So if you want some 12 year Heaven Hill juice for $50 go do it. I can still find age stated EC12 in my area for under $30 so personally I'd rather buy a few of those. Ezra 12 was more like $30-$35 when I used to buy it a couple years ago

 

 

I bought some Ezra 12 quite a number of years ago. I believe the price back then was between $25 and $30 IIRC. It wasn't bad, but I don't think it's worth $50. Cool bottle though. FWIW, I always thought it just a little odd that it was 99 proof. Maybe they wanted to avoid confusion with the Old Ezra 7 year 101 and 15 year 101.

 

Cheers! Joe

[Government Beard]

1 hour ago, BottledInBond said:

This stuff is fairly widely believed to be Heaven Hill distillate. So if you want some 12 year Heaven Hill juice for $50 go do it. I can still find age stated EC12 in my area for under $30 so personally I'd rather buy a few of those. Ezra 12 was more like $30-$35 when I used to buy it a couple years ago

 

 

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[mosugoji64]

I had some a few years ago and, as others have said, it was okay. Not bad by any means but a bit lackluster even at 99 proof. Ezra 7/101 is much better so I'm guessing HH wasn't sending their best 12yr barrels over to Luxco for this one. I would pass at $50 but if that won't break you, it might be worth it for the experience of having something that is no longer available. 

[Richnimrod]

I'll disagree a little bit with some (all?) of the comments above. 

I always (well, almost always.. one pretty ordinary bottle) found Ezra B Single Barrel 12-year to be enough different; and to my taste buddies better, than Elijah Craig 12-year to justify the (at that time) small up charge.

It always was pretty similar to EC-12, of course; and, I'm sure, was HH.

Now, at fiddy bux, I'm not sure I'd buy more (I have several still in the closet).    If you've never tried it; I'd say grab one for the experience and decide for yourself.

On a side note... The presentation is rather ostentatious; but well-done.    I always forgave Luxco that, and still admire their efforts to set it up as a premium option with the labeling, etc.

[Bbstout]

4 hours ago, mosugoji64 said:

I had some a few years ago and, as others have said, it was okay. Not bad by any means but a bit lackluster even at 99 proof. Ezra 7/101 is much better so I'm guessing HH wasn't sending their best 12yr barrels over to Luxco for this one. I would pass at $50 but if that won't break you, it might be worth it for the experience of having something that is no longer available. 

I don't believe it has been discontinued, it is just in short supply. It was on the shelves in Wisconsin when I was there 3-4 months ago.

[flahute]

Back when this was in the mid to upper $20's it was a great buy. I found it different enough from EC12 to warrant having around. If I had to guess, they filtered it more or differently than HH does with EC.

Well, at precisely the same time that HH dropped the age statement on EC, the price on the Ezra went up to $55 or so. The price basically doubled overnight. It's not worth it to me at that price and I have not bought one since then. I'd rather have EC NAS.

[mosugoji64]

4 hours ago, Bbstout said:

I don't believe it has been discontinued, it is just in short supply. It was on the shelves in Wisconsin when I was there 3-4 months ago.

 

It's no longer among the labels listed on the EB website, so it would seem to be history. I thought I read something about it going away on here a while back, but I could be mistaken. It was a pretty common brand for a long time so it's probably lingering on shelves here and there.

[Bbstout]

12 minutes ago, mosugoji64 said:

 

It's no longer among the labels listed on the EB website, so it would seem to be history. I thought I read something about it going away on here a while back, but I could be mistaken. It was a pretty common brand for a long time so it's probably lingering on shelves here and there.

Interesting. I haven't seen it in Minnesota for years but it was in a couple different stores in Madison WI. Maybe the distributor found some bottles buried somewhere. When it was available I used to pass it up because EC12 was $10 cheaper. I overpaid at $50 a bottle but might not see it again and I'd like to try it.

 

[FasterHorses]

I think im gonna pass this trip. Just picked up another CEHT SmB and i figure if its been there this long it may be here at Christmas. I imagine i'll pick it up at that time.. always good to be able to try things that arent made any longer. Thanks to all for the info!

[gurgalunas]

Reviving an old thread...

 

Visited with a distributor Rep today and he checked the warehouse inventory for me.  Was looking for Ezra 7 101, but he said there was EB12 in stock.  Guessing low $40s st the store I shop.  

 

Do we still think its HH in the bottle?

[kevinbrink]

8 minutes ago, gurgalunas said:

Reviving an old thread...

 

Visited with a distributor Rep today and he checked the warehouse inventory for me.  Was looking for Ezra 7 101, but he said there was EB12 in stock.  Guessing low $40s st the store I shop.  

 

Do we still think its HH in the bottle?

I would guess it is old inventory so most likely yes as much as anyone was ever sure that EB is HH liquid.

[CUfan99]

1 hour ago, gurgalunas said:

Reviving an old thread...

 

Visited with a distributor Rep today and he checked the warehouse inventory for me.  Was looking for Ezra 7 101, but he said there was EB12 in stock.  Guessing low $40s st the store I shop.  

 

Do we still think its HH in the bottle?

What did he tell you about OE7? I've bought up all the bottles collecting dust at my LLS's and they aren't being restocked.

[FasterHorses]

1 hour ago, kevinbrink said:

I would guess it is old inventory so most likely yes as much as anyone was ever sure that EB is HH liquid.

Where does luxco fall into this equation.  Does luxco get all of their bourbon from HH  or do they make some of their own?

Edited April 27, 2018 by FasterHorses

[kevinbrink]

2 minutes ago, FasterHorses said:

Where does luxco fall into this equation.  Does luxco get all of their bourbon from HH  or do they make some of their own?

They started distilling this month so nothing they have made has ended up in a bottle yet, but the possibility exists that they source from other distilleries. Historically the assumption has been HH since the Lux family has had a long standing relationship with the Shapira family.

[FasterHorses]

10 minutes ago, kevinbrink said:

They started distilling this month so nothing they have made has ended up in a bottle yet, but the possibility exists that they source from other distilleries. Historically the assumption has been HH since the Lux family has had a long standing relationship with the Shapira family.

Not to hijack the thread but Luxco owns yellowstone/limestone branch who have been distilling for 3-5 years right? Will Luxco siphon some of that for their own use? I also thought that Ezra 12 went away right as yellowstone came back and was under the impression that yellowstone 105 was possibly ezra 12?

[kevinbrink]

34 minutes ago, FasterHorses said:

Not to hijack the thread but Luxco owns yellowstone/limestone branch who have been distilling for 3-5 years right? Will Luxco siphon some of that for their own use? I also thought that Ezra 12 went away right as yellowstone came back and was under the impression that yellowstone 105 was possibly ezra 12?

Any input anyone gives to this thread would be pure speculation but sure the possibility exists. I will say that having been to Limestone Branch their production doesn't seem to be a high enough volume to support multiple brands.

[flahute]

3 hours ago, FasterHorses said:

Not to hijack the thread but Luxco owns yellowstone/limestone branch who have been distilling for 3-5 years right? Will Luxco siphon some of that for their own use? I also thought that Ezra 12 went away right as yellowstone came back and was under the impression that yellowstone 105 was possibly ezra 12?

Ezra 12 went away right about the time Heaven Hill announced they were dropping the 12yr age statement on Elijah Craig. At the same time, remaining stock of Ezra 12 doubled in price pretty much overnight.

[cdcdguy]

7 hours ago, CUfan99 said:

What did he tell you about OE7? I've bought up all the bottles collecting dust at my LLS's and they aren't being restocked.

My LS guy told me OE7 is out of stock until fall. I tried to get a case but failed.

 

[gurgalunas]

Interesting...  Hope the inventory is correct.  I'd like to try one.

 

9 hours ago, CUfan99 said:

What did he tell you about OE7? I've bought up all the bottles collecting dust at my LLS's and they aren't being restocked.

Was not in stock.  I think I know a store where I can find some, but it always seems like there is something better that distracts me...  

[Bbstout]

Looks like this is a dusty alert. The Total wine by me has been out for a month. They used to have stacks at $18 a bottle.

[gurgalunas]

My request for the Ezra B 12yr was filled today.  Was delivered along with a RY10 to my LS for me.  I think they got wires crossed on the pricing, though.  EB12 was $60, RY10 was $45.  Was told the opposite initially, and every RY10 I've ever seen was $60.  Doesnt matter, I spent the same either way.

 

Btw, it was bottled in '15, so not new stuff.  Apparently it's been sitting on a warehouse shelf for some time...

[smokinjoe]

26 minutes ago, gurgalunas said:

My request for the Ezra B 12yr was filled today.  Was delivered along with a RY10 to my LS for me.  I think they got wires crossed on the pricing, though.  EB12 was $60, RY10 was $45.  Was told the opposite initially, and every RY10 I've ever seen was $60.  Doesnt matter, I spent the same either way.

 

Btw, it was bottled in '15, so not new stuff.  Apparently it's been sitting on a warehouse shelf for some time...

Ezra B is solid whiskey, and the packaging is nice if overdone in a sort of generalissimo sort of way.  The Ezra 15, OTOH, lived up to the hype of the dressing..