Elijah Craig Tasting
MWL Member's Lounge 616 SW 12th Ave, Portland, ORMWL MEMBER EXCLUSIVE TASTINGS ELIJAH CRAIG In 1789, Elijah Craig became the first distiller to age his whiskey in new charred oak barrels. Some claim that an accidental fire charred his barrels and changed the whiskey inside. Others say he stored his whiskey in former sugar barrels and was impressed with how charring improved..