Top Shelf Wild Turkey

17 top shelf bourbons you should taste before you die.

Top shelf wild turkey.

William larue weller 121 9 proof 14. As you run into the atlantic you hit scotland with its scotch whisky and the emerald isles whiskey. In true shot to sip transition wild turkey rare breed is a prized fowl of a bourbon to say the least. When i work the floor of my restaurant and recommend wild turkey sometimes i get an odd look.

Wild turkey is a brand from the kentucky straight bourbon whiskey distills. Real kentucky straight bourbon made in the usa. Take everything you thought you knew about wild turkey and chuck it by the wayside. From what i understand wild turkey puts their unaged whiskey into the barrels at a lower proof so when it is bottled only a little water is needed to get it to 50 5.

It s that look of that whiskey isn t very good. It has several nicknames such as the gobble gobble the dirty bird or even thunder chicken. Wild turkey rare breed. Wild turkey rare breed bill says.

Top shelf bourbon you need to try at least once in your life. For a different twist on the bourbon flavor profile this bottle filters traditional kentucky bourbon through texas mesquite and oak charcoal. If you want a top shelf bourbon with no experimental grain in the mash you should give woodford reserve a try. The 101 in the name points to wild turkey s proof which means this bourbon has 50 5 abv.

Wild turkey master s keep revival is the third release in the master s keep series and is a tribute to jimmy russell s years at wild turkey. True to tradition this bourbon gives you a perfect balance of sweet and spicy notes. Move further west and vodka becomes king. Perhaps it s their attempt to break into the more refined market or it s the result of sheer experimentation by the russell.