Wild Turkey Master's Keep Revival

I have read magnificent reviews of this here and on many sites so was very eager to try. My bottle cost about $130 from Total wine. Great packaging and bottle presentation. Poured neat, nose brings that familiar Turkey dusty spice only now its wrapped in a velvety blanket of rich aged sherry. We're talking library top shelf dust bunny along with pile of old saddles, museum hallway, vintage newspapers and seasoned split wood pile alongside wine soaked linens. Palate is dense and full with heavy dark fruits , caramels, leather and spices. Barrel char and white pepper announce to balance sweetness and provide character. Finish is long drying barrel oak and leather with the sherried fruits, dusty spice and some burnt caramel riding shotgun. This is a special whiskey, that cannot be denied. For $130 it better be. I personally find the white pepper just a bit too much for super elite rating. I do appreciate the quality and deep succulent aged flavors enough for A level ranking but honestly would not repurchase at price point.......91/100.....$80-90 im in

I didn't do this one justice after my last review. Maybe it's the COVID fatigue. Or maybe I was just more interested in drinking it than writing about it at the time. Either way, it's a magnificent unicorn of a whiskey that deserves to have nice things said about it, and I wish to do right by it on the bottle kill (yes, it went fast...) Wild Turkey, particularly well aged Turkey (which is most of it besides the 81 proof entry level) has a certain "dusty" quality to it. It's most likely just corn influence, somewhat reminiscent of Canadian whiskey, but unlike many (not all) Canadian whiskies, it doesn't suck, it's magnificent. This bottle, being 12-15 years old, has that quality in spades. It's everything you love about Rare Breed or Russel's Reserve Single Barrel (dealer's choice. They're both great) amplified and refined. NOW, take all that and envelop it in a blanket of luscious sherry goodness. The casks sourced for this expression were 20+ year old sherry casks, not this "sherry seasoned" bullshit we see from Highland Park or Macallan that only held sherry for 3 or 4 years. It shows. Quality matters. This is like...older Glendronach or Tamdhu quality sherry casks. So all to say, the nose is well-aged awesome dusty Turkey enveloped in a sherry blanket. It's the best of the bourbon and scotch worlds. When you sip it, my God is it good. You get the same as the nose, which in my book is the mark of a good whiskey, when the nose and the palate line up. Sometimes a funky surprise is ok, but this is just magnificent. The taste has all the caramel, vanilla, brown sugar, chai spice, and baking spices of bourbon, enveloped by the best of sherry flavors like dates, raisins, nuttiness, and a warming sensation that combined with the "Kentucky Hug", leaves this dram with a most satisfying finish. This is serious stuff. Now, I know this was the 2018 special release and may be absent from most store shelves. In order to properly enjoy this, you probably have to be a Wild Turkey fan AND a fan of sherry bombs. If not, you may be in for disappointment (in which case may I redirect your to the equally excellent Masters Keep option from 2020, the Bottled in Bond), but if you enjoy both of those types of drams, keep searching for this one. I'm going out hunting for another bottle. It's that good. SRP for this should be between $130 and $150. Worth. Every. Cent. One of the best whiskies I've tried of any category. If you liked Legent or the Belle Meade Sherry Cask, this is better. Hands down. It's older, more refined, more flavorful, and has a deeper, more satisfying finish. Put it in your belly, and if you're lucky enough to still find this in the wild, buy on sight without hesitation. Cheers friends!

Dark fruits, musty bookcases, dark chocolate caramels, and almond paste are some key aromas. There is a rancio to this bourbon with flavors of fruitcake, cherry, vanilla, hazelnut, caramel, and toffee with a touch of menthol on the finish.