Wild Turkey Bourbon 8 Year Old Bottled 1980s

Wild Turkey 101

Alcohol is definitely there in the nose, but countered by sweet maple syrup, vanilla and french oak Taste is of stinging ethanol, sweet corn grain, very light oak Finish is a bit rough, burns plenty with slight caramel sweetness The balance on this bourbon is somewhat off, kinda harsh, best used as a mixer

Score 69/100

Wild Turkey Master's Keep Decades

"BOLD!" This was the most oft-repeated word shouted out by Bubba, our colourful tour guide at Wild Turkey Distillery. This was an elderly Kentucky good ol' boy straight out of Central Casting (think a warm, friendlier version of Strother Martin from Cool Hand Luke..."What we got here is.....a BOLD bourbon!") The tour was tons...

Score 95/100

Wild Turkey Rare Breed

Once again, it's been a while since I've reviewed anything so I thought I'd kill this heel of a bottle that's been open for about a year. Wild Turkey Rare Breed is bottled at barrel proof (so the ABV may vary, depending on the bottle you buy) and contains 6 to 12 year old whiskies. The colour is a dark caramel. On the nose we have cotton candy,...

Score 87/100

Wild Turkey 12 Year Old

Another gem from the wonderful world of bourbon. All the chocolaty oaky goodness in the nose comes rushing in when you take your first sip. Nice long and dry finish. Luckily I have a bottle that is straight out from the WT-03RB batch - the same one that Jim tasted from.

Score 92/100