Updated April 2026.
There is no official “best Elijah Craig Barrel Proof.” Heaven Hill bottles Barrel Proof as a batch-specific Kentucky straight bourbon — proof is on that neck, not a fixed house number. Cask strength is not a TTB class. Bourbon still needs A 1.5-ounce pour at 60% is 1.50 NIAAA drinks. 100 proof is not bottled-in-bond unless No 2026 ranking or unpublished mash %.
Related: cask strength, Elijah Craig vs Buffalo Trace, highest-proof whiskey.
Batch vs class
| Language |
|---|
| Barrel Proof |
| Cask strength |
| Bourbon |
| 1.5 oz at 60% |
A 750 mL 60% bottle is about 25 drinks. Four 120-proof pours are six drinks. Pour math: whiskey drinks.
Sources
- Heaven Hill Elijah Craig Barrel Proof is a batch SKU.
- TTB 27 CFR 5.143; 5.88. NIAAA December 2025. Mash % unpublished.
- 27 CFR 5.143 still applies
- 27 CFR 5.88