Sometimes when searching for a bottle, you have to be in the right place at the right time.  Now walking into Heaven Hill is always the right place, but when the gift shop happens to have some 18 left, it is the right time.  Being a huge fan of Elijah Craig anything at this point, the 18 was the final piece of the puzzle for me, and it did not disappoint.  Truly one of the great bourbon bottles I now possess.  There is a reason it is already half empty after 3 weeks.