Craft Spirits & Fine Whiskeys
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This month's featured pour
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof – Heat, Heritage, and a Bold Summer Statement
When the nights get shorter but the conversations get longer, it’s time for something unapologetically big. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof isn’t a background player — it’s a full-bodied, full-flavor bourbon with the kind of heat that kicks in after sunset.
Uncut, unfiltered, and aged 12 years, each release delivers complexity and strength straight from the barrel. You get fire, depth, and elegance — all in one pour.
Tasting Notes
- Nose: Toasted oak, caramel, and a hint of pepper
- Palate: Warm vanilla, baking spice, dark fruit, and a charred backbone
- Finish: Long, powerful, with a lingering sweetness and spice
Suggested Pairings
- Cigar: Oliva Serie V Melanio – rich, spicy, slow-burning
- Cheese: Smoked gouda or aged manchego
- Chocolate: 70–80% dark, high-cacao
- Setting: Open deck, cigars lit, blues humming low
- Attire: Rolled sleeves, worn leather, relaxed but deliberate
Soundtrack – Whiskey and Wax: Vol. 3
This pour pairs best with soul and blues that carry a little grit:
- Gary Clark Jr. – Bright Lights
- Alabama Shakes – Hold On
- Joe Bonamassa – Drive
- Chris Stapleton – Was It 26
- B.B. King – The Thrill Is Gone
June is the month of confidence. Of fire without apology.
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof is exactly that.
Raise your glass like you mean it.
Featured Cigar
Oliva Serie V Melanio
Oliva Serie V Melanio – The Bold Companion to Barrel Proof Nights
A slow-burning cigar built for men who sip with intention.
Not every cigar deserves to share the room with a barrel-proof bourbon. The Oliva Serie V Melanio does.
Handmade in Nicaragua and box-pressed for a smoother draw, the Melanio is rich, spicy, and patient — like a good conversation that doesn’t need to prove a point. It begins with body and balance, deepens with pepper and cocoa, and finishes with the confidence of well-aged tobacco and oak.
It’s the cigar you reach for when you want to let the night unfold.
Flavor Notes
- Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra – silky, spiced, aromatic
- Filler: Aged Nicaraguan ligero – rich and bold
- Profile: Dark chocolate, baking spice, cedar, earth, black pepper
- Burn: Slow, razor-sharp, satisfying to the last draw
Pair It With
- Whiskey: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof (June’s featured pour)
- Cheese: Smoked gouda or peppercorn cheddar
- Moment: Late porch conversations, leather boots on the rail
- Playlist: Whiskey and Wax Vol. 3
This is not your everyday cigar.
It’s the kind you remember — the kind you light when the bottle’s open, the night is still, and the world can wait.
Smoke slowly. Pour with purpose.
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