Elijah Craig 23 Year Prefire Barrel #58 11/27/89

Elijah Craig 23 Year Prefire Single Barrel #58, distilled November 27, 1989 — a pre-1996 fire era Heaven Hill expression from the original Bardstown distillery, aged 23 years from a late-1989 distillation date. The November 27, 1989 distillation makes this one of the earlier-distilled barrels in the Wooden Cork Elijah Craig Prefire collection.

All Heaven Hill production from the original Bardstown facility is pre-fire — the November 7, 1996 disaster destroyed the still house nearly 7 years after this barrel was filled. Elijah Craig 23 Year Prefire expressions from 1989 distillation dates are among the older cohort in the pre-fire range, producing spirit that had been aging for approximately a year before the 1990 cohort barrels (April and March 1990) were filled.

Specs

• Distillery: Heaven Hill, Bardstown, Kentucky (original pre-fire facility)
• Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Single Barrel
• Age: 23 years
• Barrel: #58
• Distilled: November 27, 1989
• Era: Pre-fire (before November 7, 1996)
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does Barrel #58 (11/27/89) compare to the 1990-distilled barrels in the collection?

Barrel #58 is from November 1989 — approximately 4-5 months older than the March and April 1990-distilled barrels in the collection. All are pre-fire Heaven Hill production; the 1989 distillation date places this in the earliest cohort of the current Prefire collection.