Scott_E
Wild Turkey Bourbon 101
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
June 13, 2020 (edited September 16, 2020)
For an upstate weekend, I usually bring a bottle of something this can be found at an affordable price, is a departure from Jack Daniels (that is the staple whiskey that my good friend drinks) so I can expand horizons as well as we can drink over laughs. I grabbed a 1 liter bottle of the 101 as this seemed to fit the bill this particular long weekend. I peeled off for a moment to do a tasting before I get back to more food and laughs.
A light and airy nose with dense balanced aromas of vanilla, butterscotch and baking spices. As it breathes and opens, clover honey, Luxardo cherries and lemon zest add to the vanilla and baking spices, all which seem to push to the forward.
Lightly toasted marble rye bread spread with vanilla-honey, drizzled with caramel starts the palate. Toasted coconut adds a touch tropical influence. This all sounds overly sweet, but the sweetness is held in check by barrel spice and baking spices of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. The texture is creamy with a medium weight density.
With some water, the spicy edginess is smoothed out and the dynamic of sweetness to spice is lessened; the extremes become more harmonious. Water is recommended as it becomes a better dram.
Spearmint and dill ride a medium length finish with barrel charcoal, vanilla and white pepper.
When you drink this as a quick banger, it can be course and edgy. However, if you slow down, tame it, it will bring you down a path that is tasty, enjoyable and rewarding. I was pleasantly surprised that for a $30 liter whiskey can actually be a good sipper and bring a simple, rewarding pleasure. Thanks @dubz480 for confirming this as a solid choice for the parameters earlier mentioned. [85/100][Tasted: 6/13/20]
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@Scott_E Well, here it costs almost $60 and that's for a 70 cl bottle... thanks to our Norwegian alcohol monopoly.
@Slainte-Mhath it’s an everydayer, mixer workhorse. Will it blow your doors off, no. But for $30 usd for a 1 liter, it’s not bad.
@Scott_E Wild Turkey 101 is finally available at our state-run Vinmonopolet, so I am tempted to buy a bottle. I don't have a lot of bourbon in my collection.
@bigwhitemike @dubz480 it was better than I expected. But the key is to keep things slow. So much more enjoyable. Flavorful for a “cheap” whiskey and gold well under water (of course). Often overlooked this. Between Long Branch and this, some respect goes to WT.
Knowing it was such an easy go-to back in my uninformed days, I was surprised with how much I liked it when I gave it a try last year. Yummy. Bought a $32 handle.
Glad you enjoyed it! It's down to $17.99 for 750ml in my market! A steal at that price!