We Put Elijah Craig 15 Year Single Barrel Under The Microscope While Drinking Smoked Dr Pepper Old Fashioned's

The Scotchy Bourbon Boys · Apr 29, 2026 · 1h 39m · transcript

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We mix a smoked old fashioned that riffs on Dr Pepper flavor using burnt sugar syrup, cherry and chocolate bitters, and a heavy smoke cap that hangs over the glass. Then we run a full barrel bottle breakdown on Elijah Craig 15 Year Single Barrel and put it head-to-head with Elijah Craig 18 to settle the oak debate.

• Race weekend chatter and why spring kicks off better sipping

• Dr Pepper style smoked old fashioned build with exact pours bitters and cherries

• Smoking technique that keeps the smoke layer thick and stable

• Barrel aging a batched cocktail idea for summer hangs…