Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon Master Distillers Select 2018
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Distiller:
Wild Turkey
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Bottler:
Wild Turkey
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ABV:
55%
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Age:
NAS
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Price:
$$$$$
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Intro:
This is a single barrel of bourbon from Wild Turkey under the Russells Reserve label. This was picked by a variety of bourbon distillery Master Distillers for a springtime festival in Kentucky. This hails from D-6.
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Nose:
Honey, maple, light cocoa. Some ethanol, light melon and stewed fruits. Really dark and fruity, very rich, without being an oak overdrive.
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Taste:
Medium mouth feel. Minor heat. Cherry, oak and tobacco. Some waffle cone, nougat and caramel. Some bitterness, but nothing too offensive. The red fruits are really prominent: cherry, currant and some blackberry. Lots of clove and trademark Turkey spice.
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Finish:
Medium length, cocoa, caramel and lots of tobacco. Fruity character sort of diminishes to give way to clove, tobacco and cocoa.
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Overall:
I guess these guys sort of know what there doing. I really enjoyed this, as it strayed from being an oaky spice bomb and introduced some really nice tobacco and dark fruits.
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Score:
7
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