ContemplativeFox
Wild Turkey Master's Keep Decades
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
June 30, 2020 (edited October 31, 2020)
The nose is a bit lighter and tarter with more rye than expected. The palate has a spicy richness with a tart rye presence and a bitter underlying flavor that is fine but not amazing. There are notes of young red fruit that give way to slightly more syrupy cherry. There might be a little leather, but it could be rye mixing with coffee and rich vanilla mixed with maybe some dark chocolate. Overall, this is a very good drink with some nice complexity that I could easily sip, but it's no Master's Keep Revival. The real seller here is the nice floral richness that comes out. Instead of tasting like mineral, the floral flavor is elevated, sort of how Bushmill's 21 elevates apricot (though the result here isn't as amazing). It's sweeter and tastes less mature than Master's Keep Revival. It's very good, but not amazing. The richness is tasty and appealing due to its rarity. The rich cherry syrup and floral notes with the more chocolate and coffee flavors is quite nice. I still prefer the revival and wish that this had less of that light rye tartness, but this very good. Aside from the light tartness, the complexity is balance is very good and the complexity is a nice level of interesting with layers without being overwhelming and confused.
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Thanks, @Milliardo ! I'm glad they helped :)
I’m glad you made me revisit this. I never noticed coffee nor the syrupy cherry before, but when I followed your notes I got it too. Well done!