Elijah Craig 23 Year Prefire Barrel #8 2/26/90

Elijah Craig 23 Year Pre-Fire Single Barrel — Barrel #8, distilled February 26, 1990. Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky. A barrel from the pre-fire era of Heaven Hill production — distilled before the catastrophic November 1996 fire that destroyed the original distillery and over 90,000 barrels, and subsequently aged 23 years.

The 1996 Heaven Hill fire is one of the defining events in bourbon history — the largest bourbon distillery fire ever recorded destroyed the original Bardstown distillery buildings, the rickhouses, and an estimated 90,000 barrels. Barrels that survived from the pre-fire era are among the most historically significant in the Heaven Hill inventory. Barrel #8, distilled February 26, 1990, was part of the production that predated the fire and survived to reach 23 years of aging.

Specs

• Distillery: Heaven Hill, Bardstown, Kentucky
• Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Pre-Fire Single Barrel
• Barrel: #8
• Distilled: February 26, 1990
• Age: 23 years
• Era: Pre-1996 fire
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What was the 1996 Heaven Hill fire? The largest bourbon distillery fire ever recorded — the November 1996 blaze destroyed Heaven Hill’s original Bardstown distillery buildings and an estimated 90,000 barrels of aging bourbon. Pre-fire era barrels that survived are among the most historically significant in the Heaven Hill inventory.
• Is the Elijah Craig 23 Year Pre-Fire Barrel #8 still available? Yes — available now.