Wild Turkey Rare Breed Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey 70 cl, 58.4% ABV - Barrel Proof Bourbon

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I’m going to start this review off the only way I know how , by insulting the large group of enthusiasts that love dusty Wild Turkey. I have had maybe two dozen different examples of bottles from the 1970s all the way up until 2004… and I’ve only been truly impressed with maybe 3 of them. The new barrels that WT began to lay down in earnest finally came of age towards the end of 2019 in enough quantity to necessitate a new product being created. That’s because the secret about the whiskey industry is that young barrels must be sold.

No partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship is created as a result of your use of the Service. Rich velvety caramel hefts itself from the glass and saunters down my sinuses with butterscotch, cinnamon, honey and oak in tow. Skulking about the glass behind these giants is some nutmeg, citrus, clove, vanilla, leather and a bit of mint.An interesting side note: Wild Turkey is now using only non-GMO grains (corn, rye, barley) in its mash bills. I have not seen any distillery mention this before, so I’m not sure if they’re alone or not. GMO corn makes up a gigantic proportion of the non-organic (conventional) corn market, so it’s actually kind of impressive that Wild Turkey is able to source enough of it despite their size. Kudos.

We may, but are not under any obligation, to release new functionalities and tools or other features for the Service every now and then. Any new functionalities, tools and features shall be part of and governed by the Terms from the moment they are launched and/or available. Further, we reserve the right to modify, change, discontinue the Service, add or remove features, update the Service, change its appearance, temporarily and permanently, at any time, in whole or any part thereof. Whiskybase ID WB134105 Category Bourbon Bottler Distillery Bottling Bottling serie Barrel Proof 116.8 Bottled 01.08.2018 Casktype No. 4 Char American Oak Strength 58.4 % Vol. Size 750 ml Bottle code LL/GHO11742 Added on 03 jul 2019 2:00 pm by Kovalyoff The oak notes are extremely rich and are accompanied with conditioned leather and a light-bodied cigar wrapper. Fruits are sweet and concentrated, like they were dehydrated. I can find flavors of dried figs, cherries and prunes.

Nose: ( robust, balanced) burnt marshmallow, toasted caramel, apple peel, fruity vanilla, sweet oak char, orange zest, nutmeg, lemon-honey, tea leaves, hints of bright cinnamon & clove Before signing off, I have one last thing to reiterate. There’s no reason for domestic Rare Breed to be chill filtered. From all I’ve researched, chill filtration is completely unnecessary above 86 proof. Why push barrel-proof whiskey through an extraneous process that, if anything, is subtractive? Sure, you might get a touch more gleam out of it, but does it really benefit the consumer? I’d argue it doesn’t. And if it did, I highly doubt an NCF travel-retail Rare Breed would exist. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof states it’s non-chill filtered. Booker’s and Stagg Jr. each state they’re unfiltered (which infers NCF). Hell, Rare Breed Rye is non-chill filtered. I think it’s past time we make NCF Rare Breed the standard – for all markets. Who’s with me? Delivery is available in: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NH, NV, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY Ask any random group of whiskey enthusiasts which barrel-proof bourbon is their favorite and you’re bound to hear Wild Turkey Rare Breed. Impressive, considering popular names like Booker’s, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, and Stagg Jr. It wasn’t always this way. Sure, Wild Turkey has long held its devoted fans and supporters, but a bulk of the bourbon-crazed population has only recently opened their minds (and wallets) to Lawrenceburg’s Finest. This is largely due to the attention granted by a new wave of next-generation whiskey YouTubers, podcasters, and social media influencers. I hesitate to say bloggers, as blogging almost seems like a dying art in the modern-day bourbon-sphere. Save for a small few, most of the whiskey bloggers I “grew up with” are gone. At least, they’re no longer writing about whiskey regularly. For all of the sweet and creamy aspects of this bourbon up until this point, I do detect the tiniest bit of astringency. It’s still very well done though and there’s a ton to like about it. Score: 9.1/10