Whiskey_Hound
Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
July 8, 2020 (edited August 29, 2020)
Bottle details:
Bottled 2/28/18, Barrel No. 201, Warehouse A, Rickhouse 4. Bottled at 50.5% ABV, as these all are. I was thinking that this may just be a Single Barrel version of the 101, but it seems it's also an older bourbon. Let's check it out.
P.S.,this is the older-style bottle, with the wide body and the turkey plumage look.
Nose: Classic WT. Vanilla, caramel, cocoa, brown sugar. Gala apple and leather. Some mint chocolate in there. Plenty of baking spice. Clove, nutmeg, allspice, and a cinnamon tingle. Some pecan nuttiness, and finally tobacco smoke and dusty wood/oak. With time, I pick up some honey and citrus (orange and lime). Powerful, enticing nose.
Palate: Vanilla, caramel, cocoa, and brown sugar carry over in a big way. Some cherry and raspberry provide tangy sweetness. This is further accented by zesty orange. Additional notes of toffee, milk chocolate, walnut, and almond. Spice transfers from nose: cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and allspice. Throw in some ginger for good measure. Plenty of oak to boot.
Finish: Same story off the jump. The finish begins with caramel, vanilla, brown sugar, and cocoa. Especially cocoa. Transitions briefly to lime and orange, before the spice takes over. Cinnamon, clove, numteg, allspice, and oak. It's a condensed version of the nose/palate. Moderate length.
Loved this one. WT has quickly become one of my favorite distilleries. It's a single barrel, so your mileage may vary. But I found that this had a truly exceptional nose, a rock solid palate, and a good finish. The nose was the highlight, but it delivered on the tongue as well. Great stuff here.
Love the bottle style, as well. It's a bummer that they changed it to a more generic look, but, at the end of the day, I could care less so long as there's so decline in quality. I paid $68.99 for this, though, as I later learned, it can be purchased for significantly less. Even at the price I paid, I feel it's a great value. It's possible that this was just an exceptional barrel, but I say buy with confidence.
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I would love to see this against a RR single barrel from Camp Nelson A. The citrus seems to be tied to that rickhouse more than some others.