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Elijah Craig Small Batch vs Blanton’s Single Barrel
Elijah Craig Small Batch and Blanton’s Single Barrel sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: an old-guard, classically built classic versus an old-guard, rye-forward classic.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Elijah Craig Small Batch | Blanton’s Single Barrel |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | Traditional Bourbon | High-Rye Bourbon |
| Mash Bill 1 | 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley | 75% corn, 15% rye, 10% malted barley |
| Age | No age statement | No age statement |
| Proof | 94 proof (47% ABV) | 93 proof (46.5% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$28 – $35 ~$84 less | ~$80 – $150 |
| Availability | Widely available easier to find | Allocated |
- Blanton’s Single Barrel does not publish an official mash bill.
- US shelf prices as of 2026-08; they vary widely by market.
AG’s Rating and AG’s Notes
Elijah Craig Small Batch
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Blanton’s Single Barrel
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Flavor Profile
Elijah Craig Small Batch Blanton’s Single Barrel
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
fruit 4/6 fruit: Elijah Craig Small Batch 4 out of 10, Blanton’s Single Barrel 6 out of 10
spice 5/6 spice: Elijah Craig Small Batch 5 out of 10, Blanton’s Single Barrel 6 out of 10
oak 7/6 oak: Elijah Craig Small Batch 7 out of 10, Blanton’s Single Barrel 6 out of 10
nuttiness 4/3 nuttiness: Elijah Craig Small Batch 4 out of 10, Blanton’s Single Barrel 3 out of 10
sweetness 6/6 sweetness: Elijah Craig Small Batch 6 out of 10, Blanton’s Single Barrel 6 out of 10
heat 4/4 heat: Elijah Craig Small Batch 4 out of 10, Blanton’s Single Barrel 4 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
The fruit-versus-grain contrast drives this one.
- Elijah Craig Small Batch: A heavily oak-driven pour for the money, with vanilla bean and brown sugar riding on top of real char and smoke. The extra age shows up as wood depth rather than harshness.
- Blanton’s Single Barrel: The bottle that invented the single-barrel category and still trades largely on its horse-stopper cork and its scarcity. The whiskey itself is genuinely good — honeyed and citrus-led with nutmeg spice — but at secondary prices you are paying for the bottle as much as the pour.
Which One Should You Choose?
- Go with Elijah Craig Small Batch if you want the best oak-forward value on the shelf, with more wood character than its price suggests.
- Go with Blanton’s Single Barrel if you want the original single-barrel presentation and a honeyed, citrus-led profile, and the hunt is part of the appeal.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks, old-fashioned (Elijah Craig Small Batch); neat, rocks (Blanton’s Single Barrel).