Wild Turkey Rare Breed Barrel Proof Rye

Wow. Excellent pour! Nose: granny smith apple. Taste: spicy heat of fruit. Great rye flavor. Really smooth for 112 proof. I’ve enjoyed Russel Reserve single barrel rye before very similar.

Taste: .5 oz neat in glen cairn and then .5oz with 2 drops in glen cairn rested for 15 mins. Nose: Neat this is all Menthol and wintergreen. There is some vanilla, marzipan, and lots of spice. The sweeter notes come forward with the addition of water. The nose on this is an eye opener! Palate: neat this is very condensed rye. Almost like rye concentrate, but that is exactly what it is supposed to be at this proof and being NCF. The mouthfeel is exquisitely oily and buttery. Water brings forth some butterscotch, Christmas cookie, almost like a snickerdoodle or those spiced cookies with the sugary sprinkles on top. The wintergreen is noticeable along with rye bread. Finish: Finish is long an lasting. This rye doesnt play one bit. There is a nice cherry pop with oak on the end that I wish I had more of throughout and less of the wintergreen. Overall: I was hyped for this one. Being a huge fan of Cornerstone Rye and a Russell's SiB Rye devotee, I wanted this to knock my socks off. In some ways it did- pronounced flavors, thick mouthfeel, an "in your face" finish. In other areas I was kind of disappointed- really strong menthol and wintergreen that overshadowed sweeter flavors, was very condensed, and a bit overpowering with spice. My thought is.....and hopefully not wishful thinking.... is that air and time could make this very special once it opens up. For now, though......I would stick with good old Russell's SiB Rye. I will re-rate this one later but for now I will go 3.75/5

WT101 Rye is a solid pour, but RR SiB Rye has been my absolute favorite rye for enjoying neat. My state ABC discontinued it, however. When I heard about RB Rye, I couldn’t wait to get some. Well, my expectations were met and then some. This is an exceptionally smooth, yet spicey, rye with the perfect level of sweetness. The balance is quite remarkable. I hope it’s here to stay because it is now my favorite rye- maybe even better than RR SiB Rye.

First Rye for me, delicious!

Aroma has something clay-like and earthy to it but on the whole it’s warm, spicy and with enough oak to keep everything wonderfully aligned; Palate has a bigger oak and spice presence that also carries nice darkly sweet and candy shop sweet profiles; Finish is oak heavy but carries plenty of sweet and spicy notes to keep a good balance

Barrel Proof probably the the best bourbon I’ve tasted. Just a sweet sweet taste. Rich peachy