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Wild Turkey Rare Breed, 108.2 proof, short squat bottle with round tube packaging, about $30-35, available nationwide.
Way back in August member Black Plague asked if I could do a review of Wild Turkey Rare Breed and I told him it would come up before the end of the year. Well, now is it's time.
Wild Turkey Rare Breed (hereafter known as WTRB) is not a real barrel proof as stated on the label becasue it is a blend of 6, 8 and 12 year old whiskeys that have to be cut a bit with water to reach a consistent 108.2 proof. Looking at some of the George T. Stagg or W.L. Weller releases at well over 130 proof bears this out. This however, is a minor point once you get some on your tongue.
WTRB is a great brown leather color in the bottle that lightens little in the glass. The nose is leather, rye, oak and earth that softens a bit if you add a little water. Tasting neat, this is smooth with honey, rye spice and raisins before the alcohol hits, after about 10 seconds the burn wears down and a finish of liquorice and dark chocolate comes up for a fairly long time. A little water cuts back on the rye spice and much of the alcohol burn while bringing up the honey and some oak.
This is Wild Turkey on steroids and is everything a word with the bird should be. Big, no-holds-barred and truly original and worth the 50% premium over the standard Wild Turkey. An ACE!
Way back in August member Black Plague asked if I could do a review of Wild Turkey Rare Breed and I told him it would come up before the end of the year. Well, now is it's time.
Wild Turkey Rare Breed (hereafter known as WTRB) is not a real barrel proof as stated on the label becasue it is a blend of 6, 8 and 12 year old whiskeys that have to be cut a bit with water to reach a consistent 108.2 proof. Looking at some of the George T. Stagg or W.L. Weller releases at well over 130 proof bears this out. This however, is a minor point once you get some on your tongue.
WTRB is a great brown leather color in the bottle that lightens little in the glass. The nose is leather, rye, oak and earth that softens a bit if you add a little water. Tasting neat, this is smooth with honey, rye spice and raisins before the alcohol hits, after about 10 seconds the burn wears down and a finish of liquorice and dark chocolate comes up for a fairly long time. A little water cuts back on the rye spice and much of the alcohol burn while bringing up the honey and some oak.
This is Wild Turkey on steroids and is everything a word with the bird should be. Big, no-holds-barred and truly original and worth the 50% premium over the standard Wild Turkey. An ACE!
