Wild Turkey 8 Year Old No.1 1983

Wild Turkey Russell's Reserve Rye 6 Year Old

At my local grocery store I've always noticed this particular bottle of rye whiskey, it was the only one there and it looked like just to fill up space on the shelf. So I decided it was about the time where I try the reemerging style that is rye whiskey. Nose: Sweet like a bourbon with vanilla, caramel, maple syrup and oddly sweet almonds. I was...

Score 83/100

Wild Turkey Tradition 1995 14 Year Old Master Distiller

This is a limited release from the Wild Turkey Distillery. I was lucky enough to get this $100 bottle for $64 on closeout sale in Pennsylvania. The nose on this is very nice and soothing. I love the smell of bourbon, but most lower priced bourbons fail to really hold my attention on the nose. This, however, offers up a nice bouquet of aromas....

Score 91/100

Wild Turkey Russell's Reserve Single Barrel

Russell's Reserve refers to Jimmy Russell who has been master distiller at Wild Turkey for over 60 years. He son is also master distiller (the apple and the tree…) there, making Wild Turkey the only distillery that has two of them in employ. The Reserve consists of casks that Russell – sometimes referred to as the Buddha of Bourbon – has...

Score 85/100

Wild Turkey 101

I've had a few bottles of WT 101 the last few years and normally wouldn't sit and write a review of them since I have one up already and I'm sure most people are familiar with WT 101 (at least in N America). However, I have this bottle that is way above average compared to others I've owned so I thought I would give it the time of day for a write...

Score 89/100