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C923 Lareny v Elijah Craig


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With the praise between these 2 (EC Breaking Bourbon whiskey of the year and larceny Fred Minachs #2) I decided to blind them.

 

I opened both bottles 1 week ago and my wife blinded them between the BC glass and the Bard glass.

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Bard glass nose~ light, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar
Bc glass nose- caramel, char, dark berry
Nose winner - bc glass

 

 

Bard palette- baking spice, oak, char, long finish whole mouth tingling
Bc palette- brown sugar, char, oily mouth feel, long long finish, dark chocolate
Winner palette- bc glass

 

 

Winner:  BC Glass: Elijah Craig C923

 

Both are really good, Heaven Hill is doing a great job with the barrel proofs,  The primary diffwrnece for me and what put the EC over the edge was the mouth feel,  The EC ws really viscous.

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Thanks for posting this comparison.

 

I've been lucky enough to score a couple of the Larceny C923 bottles (one by Christmas gift, thanks to a very thoughtful and loving in-law).

 

But no such luck on the Elijah Craig BP C923 (No Thanks to the tater/flipper hordes ... F*** you)

 

 

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37 minutes ago, Kepler said:

Thanks for posting this comparison.

 

I've been lucky enough to score a couple of the Larceny C923 bottles (one by Christmas gift, thanks to a very thoughtful and loving in-law).

 

But no such luck on the Elijah Craig BP C923 (No Thanks to the tater/flipper hordes ... F*** you)

 

 

I got 1 EC in september tha is nearly gone then it took me 3 months to find another.  Wife got me 1 for christmas and I found one the same week.  so i opened 1 for this comparrison so they were both open the same mount of time (got 2 larceny around christmas)

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I have both bottles... got the Laeceny a while back then stumbled on a EC C923 at a shop by me in a house, not my normal store.

I was excited to find it and at a reasonable price. I like the Larceny much better for my palate. But then I read about the supposed differences in the batches for the C923, identified by the laser code on the back, and wouldn't you know it, I got the batch that is supposed to be the inferior one lol... COME ON! This hobby drives me nuts because I am just neurotic enough to let it affect me lol.

 

I would be curious to know which bottle you have for the EC?

 

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On 1/7/2024 at 12:04 AM, hughewil said:

I got 1 EC in september tha is nearly gone then it took me 3 months to find another.  Wife got me 1 for christmas and I found one the same week.  so i opened 1 for this comparrison so they were both open the same mount of time (got 2 larceny around christmas)

 

ECBP is pretty hard to find in Texas compared to other states.

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I have both of these open and hadn't even thought of doing a blind between them until I saw this thread.

Both are fantastic and I'd be thrilled with a pour of either one, but the ECBP seems to consistently suit my palate. 

 

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