Elijah Craig Small Batch with Glencairn Glass Set

Elijah Craig Small Batch with Glencairn Glass Set. Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky — a bottle of Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon paired with a specially designed Glencairn whiskey glass — the world's most recognized whiskey tasting glass — presenting Heaven Hill's most popular expression in the vessel that best allows its caramel, vanilla, and oak character to be fully appreciated.

The Glencairn glass was designed specifically for whiskey. Its tapered tulip shape — wide bowl, narrowed mouth — concentrates the aromatics toward the nose while the wide base allows the spirit to open in the glass. Designed by Raymond Davidson and refined in collaboration with master blenders from the five largest whisky companies, it has become the universal standard for whiskey tasting at distilleries, competitions, and home bars worldwide. The reason professionals use it is the same reason it elevates the Elijah Craig Small Batch experience: the glass is doing work that a tumbler or rocks glass cannot do, focusing the caramel, vanilla, and oak aromatics that upper rick house aging produces into a concentrated aromatic experience before the first sip.

For those new to Elijah Craig, the Glencairn glass set provides the best possible introduction — the bourbon in the vessel that reveals the most about what's in the bottle. For existing Elijah Craig drinkers, the glass set is a straightforward upgrade to how they're already drinking it.

Contents

• Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon (750ml) — 94 proof, Heaven Hill upper rick house aged
• Glencairn Whiskey Glass — the world's most recognized whiskey tasting glass

Tasting Notes — Elijah Craig Small Batch

• Nose: Caramel, vanilla, and toasted oak with lingering honey. Upper rick house aging creates depth that lower-floor barrels at the same price rarely match.
• Palate: Classic Kentucky straight bourbon — caramel, vanilla, and baking spice with good proof presence at 94. Balanced and approachable.
• Finish: Warm with lingering oak spice and caramel. Clean and consistent.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Why does the Glencairn glass improve whiskey tasting? The tapered mouth concentrates aromatics toward the nose rather than allowing them to dissipate. The wide bowl allows the spirit to open with air. Together these design features mean more of the whiskey's aromatic character reaches the nose before each sip — a meaningful difference that becomes clear when comparing a Glencairn to a standard tumbler with the same pour.
• Is this a good gift for someone new to bourbon? One of the best introductory bourbon gifts available — a genuinely excellent bourbon at an accessible price point paired with the glass that will make every future bottle of whiskey they try taste better. The combination teaches proper whiskey appreciation in one package.
• Does the glass set include multiple glasses? The set includes one Glencairn glass paired with one 750ml bottle of Elijah Craig Small Batch. For a set of multiple glasses, see the standalone Glencairn Glass Set available at Wooden Cork.