Wild Turkey Rare Breed Barrel Proof Bourbon

After a neat poor, I got a big cube and poured a little more… it really sands off the bright edges, which is a good thing for me. It’s a delicious sipper with a cube.

I mean Wow… first time tasting this. The nose is cinnamon and hot, but not too crazy. The palette is a big tide of char and vanilla cinammon that sticks around and like cinnamon toothpicks in middle school.

This is the best bourbon I’ve ever had (to date). My father and I blinded this with: *Russell’s Reserve 10 Year SB *Henry McKenna 10 Year SB *Bulleit 10 Year Single Barrel *Old Bardstown And we both agreed it was the best. Flavors can get skewed when trying multiple bourbons in one night, so I picked up a bottle recently to see if it still held up. It’s so so good. I’ve had plenty of different kinds of bourbon over the years, but this one is above the rest. On the nose it’s not that hot, especially for 116 proof (58%). Most of the time if I have over 55% I’m getting a good bit of heat on the nose, on the tongue when first trying, or in the throat after consuming, but Rare Breed Barrel Proof drinks like a 50%~ ish bourbon. The heat kind of ‘slips past your tongue’ on the front, and then dances on the back, and the heat is only a warmth on the backend. Definitely an enjoyable experience drinking this bourbon. Great complexity with every pour. I’ll absolutely be buying more of this. I drink it neat. Can’t comment on what this tastes like on ice or with any water (yet), but will update this if I do.

This is not an easy sipper! Was not expecting the strength at 56.4%. Easier with a single ice cube but not one I believe I will buy again. This was recommended by the liquor store employee as an alternative to Russell's Reserve 10 year and I'm wondering if he was making a guess because I would not call this similar.

116.8 that sips like a 101. Ethanol nose opens to a sweet vanilla, oak, cinnamon, citrus Wild Turkey nose we all know by heart. But rare breed lingers with you to remind you of that great taste. By far my favorite of the Wild Turkey expressions.