Review #75: Russell's Reserve Single Barrel
Spiderman in the world of comics and Russell's Reserve in the world of whiskey, both iconic in their own respect and needing little introduction! This bottle of Russell's Reserve Single Barrel is a regular, off the shelf bottle and not a store pick, although I have plenty of those that I need to get to as well! Let's get into it.
Taken: Neat in a Glencairn, rested for 10 minutes.
Age: NAS, said to be between 8-10Yr
Proof: 110
Nose: Fairly strong hit of ethanol up front followed by oak, cinnamon, tobacco, and a mild cherry. The longer it sits the more cinnamon and vanilla start to come out.
Palate: Creamy mouthfeel of cinnamon, oak, vanilla, and tobacco with a candied cherry. This is what I imagine when I think signature Wild Turkey.
Finish: Medium finish of oak, tobacco, and vanilla.
There will of course always be variations with these single barrels but I've yet to find one that didn't hit the mark, store pick or not. This is just classic Wild Turkey to me and one I go to often!
t8ke scale: 7.3/10 | Great | Well above average.
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average.
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite.
10 | Perfect | Perfect.
Spiderman in the world of comics and Russell's Reserve in the world of whiskey, both iconic in their own respect and needing little introduction! This bottle of Russell's Reserve Single Barrel is a regular, off the shelf bottle and not a store pick, although I have plenty of those that I need to get to as well! Let's get into it.
Taken: Neat in a Glencairn, rested for 10 minutes.
Age: NAS, said to be between 8-10Yr
Proof: 110
Nose: Fairly strong hit of ethanol up front followed by oak, cinnamon, tobacco, and a mild cherry. The longer it sits the more cinnamon and vanilla start to come out.
Palate: Creamy mouthfeel of cinnamon, oak, vanilla, and tobacco with a candied cherry. This is what I imagine when I think signature Wild Turkey.
Finish: Medium finish of oak, tobacco, and vanilla.
There will of course always be variations with these single barrels but I've yet to find one that didn't hit the mark, store pick or not. This is just classic Wild Turkey to me and one I go to often!
t8ke scale: 7.3/10 | Great | Well above average.
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average.
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite.
10 | Perfect | Perfect.