Elijah Craig Unveils Limited PGA Championship Bourbon, A Giftable 108-Proof Edition

The thing that makes Elijah Craig’s new PGA Championship bottle worth gifting is the proof: 108, not the 94 proof of the brand’s core Small Batch. That extra strength gives the bourbon more presence in the glass and a little more room for water or ice, which is exactly the kind of detail that separates a smart whiskey gift from a logo job. It also neatly nods to the 108th playing of the PGA Championship.

This 2026 Small Batch Commemorative Edition was drawn from a small batch of barrels pulled from Heaven Hill Distillery’s N and S rickhouses, then dressed up with special labels carrying Elijah Craig’s Official Bourbon designation and the official 2026 PGA Championship logo. The cork wears a gold coin with Aronimink Golf Club’s logo, a specific touch that ties the bottle to the championship’s return to Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. The tournament is scheduled for May 14 through 17, 2026, and the bottle is arriving in limited numbers at retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $37.

That price is where this stops being just event merchandise and starts feeling like a genuinely useful gift. At $37, it is affordable enough for a host gift, but still polished enough to look intentional on a bar cart. The strongest recipient is the golf obsessive who will clock the Aronimink connection immediately. It also fits the bourbon collector who likes a sports crossover with a real spec bump, not just a novelty label. And for the host who wants a recognizable premium bottle without crossing into collector-only territory, this lands in the sweet spot.

Elijah Craig already has real golf credibility behind it. The brand counts PGA Tour professionals Robert MacIntyre and J.T. Poston among its partnerships, and it has been named the Official Bourbon of the PGA of America, the Ryder Cup, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, and an Official Partner of the PGA National Club Championship. After a 2025 Ryder Cup limited-edition bourbon and a 2025 PGA Championship commemorative bottle, this release feels less like a souvenir and more like a small but repeatable collector lane. The proof bump is the point, and that is what makes this one feel earned rather than merely branded.