Wild Turkey Forgiven

Today I found a very dusty old bottle of this in a very small shop in New York City. It looks to be from 2013. This is batch 303 (somehow it’s really just the 2nd of 2 batches). Forgiven has been discontinued for a while now, so let’s see what this extinct product is like. The nose has that signature Wild Turkey funk (empty dusty peanut can), dusty rye, charred oak, mint, red ripe apples, maple syrup, fresh bread, and slight bubble gum. The palate has a lighter mouthfeel to it and a little spicy. I get rye, peanut can, vanilla, barrel char, and shoe leather. The finish is nice and on the longer since of medium. There is some subtle vanilla/marshmallow notes along with rye/mint that hang out on the finish. This is a nice change up from other Wild Turkey products that I have come to love. It’s very easy to drink. It’s definitely in the same family, but adds some a little more rye than the others do (aside from WT Rye, or 101 Rye).

First Tasting over ice cube: really nice! Good flavors and you don’t taste the rye until the end, and it finishes it out well. Neat next time Second Tasting neat: moving the rating up! I really like this bourbon, it right at the top for me. The little rye finish is perfect, but you don’t even notice until the very end. Starts out sweet, smooth through the middle. I gotta try it a couple more times but Blanton’s has got some company at the top of my leaderboard