Wild Turkey Rare Breed Barrel Proof Bourbon

Sweet with a little kick. Very impressed!

On the nose, I am getting vanilla bean, nutmeg, buttered toast, barrel char, and spruce (?) Odd, but really pleasant as well. Opens sweet with caramel, brown sugar, and cinnamon bun but it quickly morphs into a leather/tobacco flavor in the mid-palate. Finishes with mint and pine mixed in with bitter oak. After the mint fades, you are left with a cake batter note, which is welcome because personally not digging the intensity of the mint. Definitely smooth for the proof. There's heat there, but it's all barrel spices so it is in no way a mouth scorcher. Finish is nice and long with a warming effect. Mouthfeel is thick and syrupy. Big, bold and in your face. Overall a wild ride of a bourbon, but not one that suited my palate. I didn’t hate it, but found some of the notes to be too sharp especially in the finish...why is it so minty? I admire what they are trying to do here, but not a rebuy for me. This is the third Wild Turkey product I have reviewed (along with RR regular and single barrel) and didn't much care for any of them. Starting to think it's something about this distillery that isn't meshing with my palate. Will continue to try others in the line.

Weak nose. Orange on the front of the pallette with a herbal middle, finishing with cream. Very smooth drinking for it's strength but lacks complexity compared to other barrel proofs.