Wild Turkey 101 (1999)
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Distiller:
Wild Turkey
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Bottler:
Wild Turkey
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ABV:
50.5%
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Age:
NAS
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: The cereal grains were new and yummy but I didn’t love the earthy bitterness for the same reason I don’t like Blanton’s.
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Intro:
Wild Turkey 101 is a NAS offering bottled at 101 proof. The mash is standard but barrel entry proof varies based on the era in which the barrels were laid down.
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Nose:
Sweet caramel, less spice but some heat here. Weird, bitter funk. Almost earthy but not in a pleasant way. Like rutabagas... is dis blantons?
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Taste:
Sweet and oaky, caramel and spice. Theres some cereal grains here and a faint hint of orange peel. Nice vanilla also, with some faint clove, pepper and leather.
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Finish:
Medium in length. Nothing really too remarkable here, theres not a lot of heat but not a lot of much else either. Some sweets, some oak and then its gone.
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Overall:
This was interesting and very different. I really don't know where to place it. The cereal grains were new and yummy but I didn't love the earthy bitterness for the same reason I don't like Blanton's. Luckily they really only appeared in the nose which led the grains and orange to liven up the palate. Its a shame the finish didn't have more happening but I'm going to let it sit at Rank 6. Unique and (mostly) great.
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Score:
6
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