by fishnbowljoe » Thu Apr 07, 2016 6:08 pm
I've never purchased a bottle of EC18, but I have had a few tastes over the years. IMHO, it's a decent bourbon, and it's not overly woody if that's what you're worried about. The turn off for me is the citrus taste that a lot of people attribute to HH products. That citrus flavor has also been described as alcoholy, mediciney, acetone, eucalyptus, and camphor to name a few. That flavor first became apparent to me in my first bottle of Henry McKenna BIB. I then also noticed it in EC12 and EC18. It's kinda weird because I've never tasted it in any of the HH BIB's. I'm wondering if maybe it has something to do with HH's more aged products?????
I've only seen one bottle of EC18 in the wild. This was a while back, right after HH announced that they were suspending production of EC18 for an undetermined amount of time. I was tempted to buy it just 'cause, but I just couldn't justify the $59.99 price tag. FWIW, I can't remember exactly what EC18 used to sell for back then, but I'm pretty sure it was somewhat less than $60.00. It was a pass for me at $60.00, and would be an even more easy pass at $150.00.
I hope this helps rather than just muddy the waters even more.
Joe
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