Eclipse wax color question

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  1. Vivs85

    Vivs85 Savant (1,066) Nov 29, 2012 New York
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    Hey everybody- I recently traded for a 2014 Eclipse Elijah Craig 12 year (purple wax). After receiving the bottle and inspecting it I had a question for people who are more experienced with these bottles. Now in 2014 I know they made the Elijah Craig (purple wax) as well as a java- vanilla (lavender/with a white wax top). The wax on the Eclipse bottle I received was faded a bit it seemed- it wasn't that deep purple that's in the picture, I will say however there wasn't a white wax top, it was just pure purple or maybe lavender. Is it possible this bottle is a java-vanilla and the white wax just fell off leading the buyer and myself to think it was purple wax? Has anyone experienced this? My other clue was that printed on the side it said Bottle Run (BR) 1. Would this mean batch number 1 for the year or the first batch produced?- which would again make it the java-vanilla which was first produced this year. Either way it's fine, I don't believe the trader intended this at all, I was just curious what people thought. Like I said, I'm not experienced with fifty fifty's bottling format.

    Thanks all
     
    #1 Vivs85, Feb 21, 2015
  2. Preluderl

    Preluderl Pooh-Bah (1,796) Sep 27, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    I think you might be best served by posting a picture
     
    #2 Preluderl, Feb 21, 2015
  3. RocketCityVol

    RocketCityVol Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2014 Alabama

    Both the 2013 and 2014 Elijah Craig 12 year have been a solid dark purple wax. No speckles.
     
    #3 RocketCityVol, Feb 21, 2015
  4. Vivs85

    Vivs85 Savant (1,066) Nov 29, 2012 New York
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    Dude the word "speckled" it's the best way to describe the wax on my bottle LOL – oh well I guess I have a java vanilla on my hands. Not what I wanted, but like I said, I pretty positive he didn't do it on purpose

    Thanks! – Cheers
     
    #4 Vivs85, Feb 21, 2015
  5. Vivs85

    Vivs85 Savant (1,066) Nov 29, 2012 New York
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    I still have never figured out how to post pictures on this site LOL – and I don't find myself to computer illiterate either. But with that, I'm pretty positive it's a Java – vanilla, it's a light purple with speckles in it. Oh well I guess the hunt is still on then! Cheers – thanks
     
    #5 Vivs85, Feb 21, 2015
  6. JNForsyth

    JNForsyth Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2013 Pennsylvania

    @Vivs85 This may help:
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    2014 Java Coffee on the left, 2014 Elijah Craig 12 Yr. on the right.
     
    #6 JNForsyth, Feb 21, 2015
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  7. Vivs85

    Vivs85 Savant (1,066) Nov 29, 2012 New York
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    Haha thanks bro the one on the left is exactly mine! Appreciate the help!
     
    #7 Vivs85, Feb 21, 2015
  8. JNForsyth

    JNForsyth Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2013 Pennsylvania

    Happy to help. FWIW I took the Java Coffee to a bottle share and it was pretty good. I'm gonna sit on the Elijah Craig for a year as the other whiskey/bourbon variants I've had were pretty hot when they were relatively fresh.
     
    #8 JNForsyth, Feb 21, 2015
  9. Vivs85

    Vivs85 Savant (1,066) Nov 29, 2012 New York
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    Hey thanks man- quick question just to clarify- the one on the left, is that Java coffee? Or coffee-vanilla?
     
    #9 Vivs85, Feb 21, 2015
  10. JNForsyth

    JNForsyth Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2013 Pennsylvania

    @Vivs85 Left is Java Coffee. I've never seen a bottle of the Vanilla-Java in person but from pictures theres no mistaking the two as the vanilla has white wax on the top.
     
    #10 JNForsyth, Feb 21, 2015
  11. Vivs85

    Vivs85 Savant (1,066) Nov 29, 2012 New York
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    Aw
    esome much appreciated- like I said I have minimal experience with the eclipse - but I've been trying to get a few when I can bc I had the 4roses and was hooked!
     
    #11 Vivs85, Feb 21, 2015
  12. 2beerdogs

    2beerdogs Grand Pooh-Bah (5,682) Jan 31, 2005 California
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    And Wheat Thins 2014 on the far right. Consumed 2015.
     
    #12 2beerdogs, Jul 4, 2015
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  13. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

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  14. 2beerdogs

    2beerdogs Grand Pooh-Bah (5,682) Jan 31, 2005 California
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    ^^ Was just over there reading, and was gonna link this. Cheers @fredmugs
     
    #14 2beerdogs, Jul 4, 2015
  15. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    They make great Ba beers, the only knock is price. If they were $20 they'd fly off the shelf everywhere, the ones I saw in Pa were $31/32.
     
    #15 nc41, Jul 4, 2015
  16. Vivs85

    Vivs85 Savant (1,066) Nov 29, 2012 New York
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    Agreed man- they're unnecessarily high priced!

    Still ISO Elijah Craig 12 lol I'll throw a post up soon on the forum
     
    #16 Vivs85, Jul 4, 2015
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