Category: Wild Turkey

Whiskies distilled at Wild Turkey in Lawrenceburg Kentucky

Review: Wild Turkey Rare Breed 116.8

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Paid: $40 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Wild Turkey / Campari

Region: Kentucky

58.4% ABV

Aged For: NAS

Mashbill: 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% barley

Cask Type: New charred oak, char #4

Bottle Code: LL/FH010735

Chill Filtered: Yes

Color: Tawny

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: A sweet vanilla oakiness, that gets a sort of musty herbal edge with caramel and cinnamon

Feel: Full bodied

Taste: Chocolate, oak, vanilla, caramel, leather, baking spices, apple, and herbs

Finish: Good length and warmth, damp musty oak, vanilla, pepper, caramel

Thoughts: Turkey continues to bring their A game to affordable everyday bourbon offerings. Strong and flavorful, but unique.

Score: 83 out of 100

Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Revival

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WT MK Revival

Price: $150 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Wild Turkey / Campari

Region: Kentucky

50.5% ABV

Aged For: NAS (12 to 15 years)

Mashbill: 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley

Cask Type: New charred oak, finished in Oloroso sherry casks

Chill Filtered: Yes?

Color: Deep amber

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: Oaky vanilla, red fruity, pepper, cream, cinnamon, fino sherry, and spices

Feel: Medium body

Taste: Tobacco, leather, cloves, dry sherry, oak, dark coffee, vanilla, and fruit

Finish: Medium warmth and length, citrus and berries. Dry, with oak, leather, tobacco, spices, and bitter chocolate

Thoughts: Out of the Master’s Keep releases I would rank this second, behind Decades. I really wanted a more supple body on this to make things flow together. The sherry influence is minimal, so if you prefer your bourbon more traditional, the sherry doesn’t punch as hard as say a Joe Magnus.

Score: 84 out of 100

Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Lincoln Road #990

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Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel

Price: $45 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Wild Turkey / Campari

Region: Kentucky

55% ABV

Aged For: NAS

Mashbill: 75% corn, 13% rye and 12% malted barley

Cask Type: New charred oak, char #4

Chill Filtered: No

Color: Copper

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: Oak, cinnamon, spices, corn mash, vanilla, and leather

Feel:Medium, spicy

Taste: Dry oak, heavy tannins, pepper, leather, spice, and toffee

Finish: Warm and long, dry oak, vanilla, pepper, caramel, coffee, and cream

Thoughts: A solid example of a good but not exceptional Wild Turkey single barrel

Score: 81 out of 100

Wild Turkey Longbranch

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Paid: $36 for 750 ml

Distilled/Owned by: Wild Turkey / Campari

Region: Kentucky

43% ABV

Mashbill: 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% barley

Aged For: NAS, stated to be around 8 years

Cask Type: New charred oak

Chill Filtered: Filtered with charcoal made from oak and Texas Mesquite

Color: Light amber

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn.

Nose: Cinnamon, chili oil, cherry, toasted oak, caramel, and redhots candy

Mouthfeel: Light bodied

Palate/Taste: Vanilla, oak, cinnamon, fruit, and sweet corn

Finish: Light warmth and medium length, mellow corn, oak, and spices with a hint of fruit

Thoughts: It’s a lighter more fruity version of Turkey that is aimed at the Gentleman Jack crowd, in that respect it is a success. However, for my own palate it is a bit light.

Score: 78 out of 100

Wild Turkey 101 8-Year

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Price: Discontinued

Distilled/Owned by: Wild Turkey / Campari

Region: Kentucky

50.5% ABV

Aged For: 8 years

Mashbill: 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% barley

Cask Type: New charred oak, Char #4

Chill Filtered: No?

 

 

Color: Brass

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: Vanilla, oak, cinnamon, toffee, butterscotch

Feel: Medium body

Taste: Vanilla, oak, cinnamon, spices, caramel

Finish: Warm and dry, long lasting, vanilla and oak with baking spices

Thoughts: Its everything you know and love about regular 101 with some of the rough edges smoothed away making for a delicious simple sipper.

Score: 85 out of 100

 

Old Ripy

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Old Ripy

Price: $50 for 375ml

Distilled/Owned by: Wild Turkey / Campari

Region: Kentucky

52% ABV

Aged For: Min 6 years

Mashbill: 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% barley

Cask Type: New charred oak

Chill Filtered: No

 

 

Color: Amber

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: Baking spices, oak, coffee, caramel, and pepper

Feel: Medium body

Taste: Oak and vanilla with a fruity sour tinge, caramel,

Finish: Light warmth and medium length, oak and herbal notes, corn and fruit notes.

Thoughts: Not that great, especially for the price, not a fan of the sour fruit and weak finish.

Score: 75 out of 100

Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit

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Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit

Price: $40 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Wild Turkey / Campari

Region: Kentucky

50.5% ABV

Mashbill: 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% barley

Aged For: NAS

Cask Type: New charred oak, Char #4

Chill Filtered: No

 

 

Color: Copper

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn.

Nose: Spicy oak, caramel, vanilla, pepper, and tobacco

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, slightly dry

Palate/Taste: Oak and cloves with pepper, cinnamon, and chocolate

Finish: Slight warmth, pepper, oak, and dry rye spices

Thoughts: The weak finish make this not much better than your average Wild Turkey 101

Score: 80 out of 100

Wild Turkey Rare Breed 112.8 Proof

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Rare Breed 112.8

Paid: $15 for 375ml

Distilled/Owned by: Wild Turkey / Campari

Region: Kentucky

56.4% ABV

Mashbill: 75% corn, 13% rye, 12 % barley

Aged For: NAS

Cask Type: New charred oak, Char #4

Chill Filtered: No

 

 

Color: Copper

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn.

Nose: Oak, caramel, cinnamon, black pepper, corn, vanilla, and char

Mouthfeel: Medium body

Palate/Taste: Dry, cinnamon, pepper, clove, tobacco, oak, and vanilla

Finish: Medium warmth and length, oak and spices with vanilla.

Thoughts: Dry, sweet, spicy vanilla. This is how I like my turkey.

Score: 85 out of 100

Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Decades

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Wild Turkey Masters Keep Decades

Paid: $130 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Wild Turkey / Campari

Region: Kentucky

52% ABV

Mashbill: 75% corn, 13% rye, 12 % barley

Aged For: Between 10 to 20 years

Cask Type: New charred oak, Char #4

Chill Filtered: No

 

 

Color: Copper

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn.

Nose: Old oak, rye spices, caramel, vanilla, and a sort of aged bourbon smell

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with dry spice

Palate/Taste: Oak, vanilla, caramel, spice, clove, leather, and tannins

Finish: Medium warmth and long lasting, baking spices, oak, tobacco, leather, cinnamon, caramel, and dry sweetness.

Thoughts: I liked this much more than the Master’s Keep 17, I like the dry spice and oak flavor. Most older bourbons become too lopsided with oak, but I think having 10 year juice in here balances it out.

Score: 87 out of 100

Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Rye

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Russells Reserve SB Rye

Price: $60 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Wild Turkey / Campari

Region: Kentucky

52% ABV

Aged For: NAS

Chill Filtered: No

Cask Type: New charred oak, Char #4

 

 

Color: Deep tawny

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: Fresh cut sugar cane, eucalyptus, spearmint, floral, and lavender notes

Feel: Intermediate

Taste: Rye, cinnamon, pepper, herbs, fresh grass, seasoned oak

Finish: Medium, with oak, tannins, brown sugar, molasses, flowers, and coconut water.

Thoughts: It was very herbal, but not my type of herbal, curious as to what the barrel variations are like with this.

Score: 81 out of 100