Wild Turkey 8 Year Old No.6 1984

Wild Turkey Master's Keep Decades

"BOLD!" This was the most oft-repeated word shouted out by Bubba, our colourful tour guide at Wild Turkey Distillery. This was an elderly Kentucky good ol' boy straight out of Central Casting (think a warm, friendlier version of Strother Martin from Cool Hand Luke..."What we got here is.....a BOLD bourbon!") The tour was tons...

Score 95/100

Wild Turkey Rare Breed

Note: review is from a 50 ml miniature bottle. Nose: corn, oak, barrel char, vanilla. When I've had Rare Breed before, I've always particularly enjoyed the red-fruit notes I get, but I can't find them this time. Wait, there it is! It's a nice round nice with depth, and the red-fruit is discernable. Palate: there's vanilla and corn sweetness, and...

Score 84/100

Wild Turkey 101

Nose: WT101 has nice aromas coming off the glass: barrel char, oak, corn, hot cinnamon (think hot cinnamon candy, not cinnamon strudel). However, I have always found WT101 difficult to nose because if you inhale too much, it burns your nostrils (though you don't really smell the alcohol - just feel it). And no, I am no newbie to high-strength...

Score 82/100

Wild Turkey Rare Breed

My last installment of the bottles I bought in N.C. this one was the W.T. barrel proof Rare Breed. The people at the Wild Turkey distillery produce an odd proof when they bottle Rare Breed (108.2/54.1%) which is quite lower than most bottlings and its only a little higher from its popular W.T. 101 which made it a fine candidate to be tasted. Nose:...

Score 80/100