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Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon Total Wine Selection
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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:
8 Years
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Price:
$$$$$
House Review
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Intro:
Rusells Reserve bourbon is a fairly well aged single barrel release from WT that is bottled at 55% ABV. Matured in Rickhouse E on Rick 4, this release is a hair under 9 years old. (Distilled 9.9.2011, Bottled 6.1.2020)
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Nose:
Spicy and funky, a bit musty. Honey, orange zest, some pepper. Faintly nutty, enjoyable molasses note.
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Taste:
Sweet and rich on the palate. Toffee, light cocoa, some honey. Faint pepper, hint of almond. Ethanol is present and mildly distracting.
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Finish:
Long finish. Spicy and hot, but plenty going on. A nice graham cracker note.
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Overall:
Enjoyable and quintessentially Russell’s. A little hot, but still very good. A lot of people doubt Total Wine's prowess in selections, but I think they do just fine.
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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
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