Wild Turkey Diamond Anniversary Bourbon

Cherry and Carmel just a touch of smoke and burn, a touch of rye bite and a very light mouth feel.... Very good bourbon!

cooked fruits on the nose, sweet, light, spice, and fruit palate, medium finish

A delectable and complex bourbon. Let it breathe for 10 minutes or so and you will be rewarded. Mild oak and finishes with the cherry. It does not linger on the tongue but you will crave more.

Saw this on a menu in Charleston and had to try it. In the end, it was good, but nowhere near amazing. Aroma of cinnamon, other spices and then some oak. Flavor is initially sweet, next Rye spice and cinnamon then oak for the balance. Was hoping more from the finish.

Nose - black tea, cherry, apple, chalky caramel, spiced vanilla, bubble gum, dry peanut must (similar to the Beam funk, but not quite as funky), horehound, mild licorice, sweet subtle oak, light cinnamon, mild ethanol burn. Taste - black tea, cherry, grape, strong (but not bitter) oak notes, peanut, licorice, black pepper, slight rye spice, caramel, sweet tobacco, dry spiced vanilla, almost nonexistent alcohol bite, finishing long and mellow with lingering, sweet and mildly tannic earthy tea flavors. I rarely get tea flavors with bourbon, and never this strongly before. While I generally like higher proof bourbons better, I disagree with some of the other reviewers who indicated this would be better at a higher proof. It is wonderfully mellow; all the harsh edges have been rounded off by time. Reminds me of lounging on a big front porch on a hot summer day drinking sweet iced tea. There are bourbons whose flavor profiles I like better, but this feels perfectly balanced and masterfully engineered. However, for my money I’d rather have two bottles of ECBP.

I won’t lie, I liked it of course but it was not in my top 5 WT elites. For my taste this only competes with some of their midrange expressions but with a heftier fee. The nose was dry with aromas of floral, aged oak and char. The palette was similar with oak leading the show. This was best as a neat pour as water/ice muddied the waters too much. I don’t regret the purchase, it was enjoyed, but I would not repeat unless 20-30 less in price.