Elijah Craig

Founder: Parker Beam and Max Shapira
Year Founded: 1986

DISTILLERY LOCATION

Bardstown, Kentucky

VISITOR CENTERS

Heaven Hill Distillery and Bourbon Heritage Center
1311 Gilkey Run Road
Bardstown, KY
Tel: (502) 337 1000

MASTER DISTILLER/BLENDER

Parker Beam and Craig Beam

TYPES OF ABSOLUT AVAILABLE:

Elijah Craig 12-Year-Old
Elijah Craig 18-Year-Old Single Barrel

HOW YOU SHOULD DRINK IT:

• Straight
• On the rocks
• With a bit of water
• With club soda
• With ginger ale
• In cocktails (Mint Julep, Old Fashioned, Presbyterian, Horse’s Neck, Ward Eight, Brown Derby)

FAST FACTS:

• Heaven Hill claims that Elijah Craig was the first small batch bourbon ever created.
• The brand is named for Reverend Elijah Craig who is said to have stumbled upon the idea of aging bourbon in charred oak when he stored his alcohol in fire damaged barrels.