- Raided Score: 85
- Publication: The Whiskey Wash
- Excerpt: While Rare Breed and Old Ripy exhibit similarities, Old Ripy carries more of the seasoned oak notes from start to finish.
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- Raided Score: 86
- Publication: Whisky Advocate
- Excerpt: Then the sweeter side kicks in, with powdered sugar donuts, caramel chew, and vanilla latte coming through. Spice takes over toward the finish line in a hefty, medium finish. Perfect for cocktails.
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- Raided Score: 87
- Publication: The Whiskey Jug
- Excerpt: Old Ripy Bourbon is pretty darn good, but no where near as good as Rare Breed.
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- Raided Score: 89
- Publication: WhiskyCast
- Excerpt: The taste is mouth-puckeringly dry and sweet with honey and apple notes at first, then a spicy dry rub barbecue spiciness kicks in along with a touch of sawdust. The finish is dusty and dry with a lingering spiciness.
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- Raided Score: 91
- Publication: Drinkhacker
- Excerpt: Altogether it’s an impressive (albeit expensive) bourbon that’s been patiently aged and has plenty of charm to showcase as a result.
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Wine Enthusiast
- Excerpt: The big, oaky palate is accented by fleeting hints of hops and walnut, finishing with a lemon-pepper bite.
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- Raided Score: 85
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: If it were priced a little better - I'd probably buy it. I like that some producers are releasing 375ml bottles - but I wish they'd stop pricing them like 750s and calling them LEs. Oh well.
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Nose:
Sweet clove, cinnanmon, light corn. Thick rich vanilla cream, light mild citrus. Faint cocoa. Really, really reminiscent of many other WT products. From the nose, Id have assumed WT101.
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Taste:
Nice and sweet. Creamy vanilla, some dough here. Theres a good bit of spice growing, nice clove is balancing the sweetness. Overall, its pretty rich flavor.
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Finish:
Medium length. Sweet and balanced nicely by spice. Its really quintessential turkey throughout.
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Overall:
I'll be straight with you all - I'm not sure I could taste this against other WT products and tell it blind. This is NOT a bad thing. Sitting here, knowing it's different it does seem a bit richer, but that could simply be power of suggestion. Overall, I really enjoy it. There's no doubt that it comes from WT. If it were priced a little better - I'd probably buy it. I like that some producers are releasing 375ml bottles - but I wish they'd stop pricing them like 750s and calling them LEs. Oh well.
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Score:
6
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
