Wild Turkey Rare Breed Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey 70 cl, 58.4% ABV - Barrel Proof Bourbon

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I’m not entirely sure myself, but here’s a couple of ways they could be doing it. First, it is theoretically possible that they are measuring the proof of each barrel and blending together the batches using some insanely precise math calculation. maturation arrive sooner than a comparable bourbon. I’ve had many great 4 year old rye whiskies myself that are uncommonly good and can make me ponder why distilleries even age past that mark anyway (only half kidding on that one). The barrel composition is said to be a mix of 6, 8 and 12 year old barrels. Modern batches of Rare Breed are about the same ages but taste wildly different – as in not that old. I promised myself that if I couldn’t find love at the bottom of this bottle, then I would call it quits with Dusty Turkey forever. The stats on W-T-01-99 Oh, so that’s where all of the engineers at NASA went. The second method could take advantage of a TTB rule that states that the proof on a label is allowed to be off from the actual proof of the liquid by like, +/- .5% ABV (so one proof point in either direction). This could give Rare Breed Rye the ability to possibly be as high as 113.2 and as low as 111.2.

No partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship is created as a result of your use of the Service. If you love vintage liqueurs and bourbon, then this one's for you. Wild Turkey Liqueur from the 1980s, made from a base of the delicious bourbon and then sweetened, along with some added spice and everything nice. Nose: ( robust, balanced) burnt marshmallow, toasted caramel, apple peel, fruity vanilla, sweet oak char, orange zest, nutmeg, lemon-honey, tea leaves, hints of bright cinnamon & clove

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People gradually get used to them and the hype dies down. I bet sales numbers are good for the first year or so because everyone wants to try them.

Wild Turkey is one of bourbon’s most respected brands, but sometimes gets lost in Wild Turkey’s own sea of options that are not significantly different from one another on the surface. In some ways, the overwhelming number of new bourbons in the marketplace has helped this situation, as the flood of new products has closed many gaps making bourbons less and less strikingly different from one another and more and more nuanced. Crafted in one of the few distilleries to remain dedicated to the art of rye whiskey, Rare Breed Rye is a blend of non-chill filtered rye. It is barrel-proof, meaning that it’s uncut, bottled directly from the barrels at the proof it is reached in those barrels. It is sister to award-winning Rare Breed bourbon and the first permanent super-premium rye in the Wild Turkey family.” Does it get better than this? Of course. There are many notable Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel private selections that outperform this 2020 Rare Breed. But then, that’s not what Rare Breed is about – never has been. Rare Breed is a showcase of Wild Turkey’s boldness – Jimmy Russell’s masterful blend of distinctive bourbon flavor profiles. It’s that simple. And judging by the taste of today’s iteration, Eddie Russelll has mastered it himself. Annihilate me in the comments if you think differently. Now the only thing that’s left is to see if I like it or not. Bottoms up! I sampled this neat in a glencairn. Tasting Notes

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Yet, it haunts me. Is there a difference – even if slight – between 2020 and 2021 Rare Breed? There’s only one way to know for certain and that requires a side-by-side tasting. But, before I get to that (don’t worry, it’s coming), perhaps it’s best I share my impression of 2021’s Rare Breed 116.8 on its own. Nose: English toffee, vanilla bean, brown sugar, charred oak, ripe orange peel, nutmeg, baked apples & cinnamon, hints of woody-herbal spice Nose: Initial note of deep dark chocolate fudge. Concentrated caramel-y oak, root beer, butterscotch. The sweet notes are balanced by a robust dry oakiness. By now, many of you have seen photos of NCF Rare Breed 116.8 on social media. This Wild Turkey travel-retail exclusive has made its way to online retailers, most notably Must Have Malts, and surely secondary whiskey markets as well. But the question remains – is NCF Rare Breed worth the chase? I hope to answer question that today.

One more thing before we move on to the tasting notes. I know there is sometimes a lot of confusion as to how Rare Breed Rye (and the bourbon) can be continuously bottled at the same proof for many years in a row and still be called “barrel proof.” Before signing off, I have one last thing to reiterate. There’s no reason for domestic Rare Breed to be chill filtered. From all I’ve researched, chill filtration is completely unnecessary above 86 proof. Why push barrel-proof whiskey through an extraneous process that, if anything, is subtractive? Sure, you might get a touch more gleam out of it, but does it really benefit the consumer? I’d argue it doesn’t. And if it did, I highly doubt an NCF travel-retail Rare Breed would exist. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof states it’s non-chill filtered. Booker’s and Stagg Jr. each state they’re unfiltered (which infers NCF). Hell, Rare Breed Rye is non-chill filtered. I think it’s past time we make NCF Rare Breed the standard – for all markets. Who’s with me? We may sell, license, transfer, assign or in any other way dispose of the Service (including Members) to any third party without any notification to you, e.g. (but without limitation) in connection with any reorganization, restructuring, merger or sale, or other transfer of assets. I bet you thought I forgot about that comparison, didn’t you? Well, I’m pleased to report that this January 2021 Rare Breed is more similar to my July 2020 bottling than I initially assumed. There are slight differences, though nothing impactful enough to claim a shift in general profile. If pressed for an assessment, I’d say this 2021 Rare Breed is sweeter on the nose, nuttier on the palate, and pushing a touch savory on the finish. The 2020 bottling seems to carry heavier char and “burnt” notes, especially on the nose and palate, though minimal in bearing overall.

It’s not like I don’t like dusties either. My preference seems to lean towards the ones made by National Distillers during the same time periods as dusty Turkey. I’ve also fallen in love with a lot of the old bourbon made at Bernheim. Delivery is available in: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NH, NV, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY That way, distilleries don’t have to employ former NASA engineers and could cut costs by hiring the same engineers that designed the Ford 6.0L diesel. The third method may be that Wild Turkey combines multiple barrels together into one barrel after maturation is complete. Then they test the total proof and add water into the barrel as needed to lower it down to 112.2.

Taste: ( creamy mouthfeel) nutty caramel, dense nougat, brown sugar, honey-butter, warm citrus, vanilla cola, molasses, boozy sweet tea An interesting side note: Wild Turkey is now using only non-GMO grains (corn, rye, barley) in its mash bills. I have not seen any distillery mention this before, so I’m not sure if they’re alone or not. GMO corn makes up a gigantic proportion of the non-organic (conventional) corn market, so it’s actually kind of impressive that Wild Turkey is able to source enough of it despite their size. Kudos. If we decide not to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms, such decision shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.If any provision of these Terms is held invalid, the remainder of the Terms shall continue in full force and effect. Taken all together, this bottle of Rare Breed has all of the makings for a great example of Dusty Turkey – even if the bottling date falls in the wrong millennium. The overall flavor profile isn’t supposed to suffer because of it, but many whiskey drinkers will claim there is a difference in taste, myself included. Whatever your opinion is, there was a large celebration when Rare Breed Rye specs were published and enthusiasts saw a big fat “NCF” in the description Lemon mixes with mint and licorice mixes with crushed Brazil Nuts. I even find a nice array of baking spices on my tongue; cinnamon and allspice. The fruit is still strangely absent (with the exception of citrus) as I was expecting to find maybe some cherry or raspberry notes. The 8 year old barrels don’t seem to be helping as much as I thought either. If anything, the oak I’m finding seems to taste dry– something I find with younger whiskey.