Wild Turkey Bourbon 101 was admittedly the surprise of my bourbon lineup. Let’s get to the tasting details... Mashbill: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley ABV: 50.5% Price: $16.99 Nose: Surprisingly subdued and no strong indications of the ABV lurking below. Turbinado sugar, stone fruits, cream, with floral notes. Palate: Sweet and honeyed, full and rich. A bit of creamy salt and floods of rye spice. Lots of oak. Smooth mouthfeel and surprisingly mellow given the proof. A touch of water brings out some really tasty raw cacao notes for me. Finish: Starts sweet, but is tempered with spice and drying oaky astringency. Smooth. A bit more interesting and certainly more VFM in this bottle. It’s also dangerously smooth and easy to sip at 101 proof. I‘m rating it slightly higher than the other bottles* in this line up - this dram wins best out of the flight of 3. 3.25 ~ 79 ~ Average * Again, this bottle still loses to the great equalizer that is Eagle Rare 10. ;) Also, I didn’t try these with a cube of ice (my tastings are completed neat in Glencairn glasses) but I am a bit curious if that would change the relative rankings at all (masking off-notes, etc.). I’m also interested in sampling Wild Turkey’s Rare Breed as their products are closer to barrel-proof given their lower entry-proof. Cheers all!