Wild Turkey Rare Breed Barrel Proof Bourbon

Sweet, Rich, Full and a bit Spicy. I don't like the taste of spirits or whiskey, but this tastes great. It's very complex and rewarding. It smells sweet, but tastes even sweeter. I can't pick out specific notes, but it tastes good. Nothing tastes off here for me. It is a bit spicy, like a wood type of spice, and I could see that throwing some people off. But this is the best whiskey I've tasted in a while, well worth the money.

Nose- very similar to 101, exhibits stronger nose with less char noticeable compared to 101. Sweet caramel, rye spice, vanilla, grapey bubblegum and less black pepper, adds black tea deeper in glass. Taste: leads with a nice sweetish bourbon followed by black pepper spices and heat, meaty rye caramel, dusty floor boards, vanilla, ending on a dark chocolate char and black tea note. Seems to get better with successive sips. Now has a milked tea note on the third sip. Good moderately long length of finish.

Drinking neat. The nose on this reminds me of the good dark part of a cinnamon coffee cake. I get spices and almost a buttery mix of cinnamon and brown sugar. It coats your mouth with a spiced sweetness that seamlessly moves to char. The proof shows with a nice warmth you feel on your lips and tongue but it’s smooth all the way. The finish is moderately long and the warm notes lighten up almost in a refreshing way. Oak definitely shows on the finish. Each sip greets you again with a fantastic nose.

Spicy. Rye? High proof but doesn’t feel it.

Cherry and vanilla with an oaky finish.

Comparing my first two higher price bourbons, this to woodford double oak. They seem very different. Long spicy finish here. Less sweet. I’m getting a touch of smoke. For now I’ll give the nod to double oak but it’s still inconclusive!