Wild Turkey 8 Year Old Series II No.3

Wild Turkey Rare Breed

When I was a reckless youth, I'd buy Wild Turkey because it was cheap. Now I have a new found respect for the label. This stuff is good! It's mild, sweet and has just the right amount of fruitiness. The pear/peach taste mixed with some oak is a great combination.

Score 60/100

Wild Turkey Rare Breed

Colour dark copper/mahogany Bottle open 1 month 95% full, was a bit closed freshly opened. Nose: left to settle in in glass for ten minutes and the rich caramel, toffee aroma is flowing out of the glass and can smell from a couple of feet away. Still slight alcohol on nose when Glencairn brought to nose but fades into luscious buttery toffee, oak...

Score 92/100

Wild Turkey Rye

nose: caramel, vanilla, plastic, spice, burnt bread flavor: very spicy rye, cinnamon, vanilla, fairly woody, lemon, black pepper finish: a bit harsh, woody, slight burnt, light citrus overall: initially kind of turned off by some harsh boozy notes, but I did end up enjoying how much rye lingers on the tongue. not overly entertaining or complex but...

Score 70/100

Wild Turkey 101

Alcohol is definitely there in the nose, but countered by sweet maple syrup, vanilla and french oak Taste is of stinging ethanol, sweet corn grain, very light oak Finish is a bit rough, burns plenty with slight caramel sweetness The balance on this bourbon is somewhat off, kinda harsh, best used as a mixer

Score 69/100