Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon “One and a Century”
Not enough users have reviewed this.
-
Distiller:
Wild Turkey
-
Bottler:
Wild Turkey
-
ABV:
55%
-
Age:
NAS
-
Price:
$$$$$
-
Intro:
This is a Russell's Reserve single barrel selection, done by RareBird101 and the Russell's. The image is from RareBird's website. Let's dive in.
-
Nose:
Closed off on the nose, but pleasant. Toffee, musty pipe tobacco, caramel and pepper. Decadent and leaning heavily in the sweet and musty direction. No signature RRSiB orange marmalade note.
-
Taste:
Medium mouth feel. Caramel, some tannic oak. Heat grows with time, perhaps a bit overbearing, but not punishing. Nutmeg, toffee, tobacco, plum.
-
Finish:
Medium in length. Heavy on musty notes like oak, tobacco, plum. The oak structure is a hair overbearing but not too tannic. Strong toffee, caramel, cocoa backbone.
-
Overall:
Overall, an excellent selection. CGF it is not, big then again, what RRSiB are? Through the lens of reality, this only helps exemplify and cement Russell’s Reserve reputation as being a phenomenal go to - selection or not. This bottle strays from the hotter, more fruit driven and settles into the richer, more savory sweet profile that can be found in many of these. A job well done.
-
Score:
7
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
