The Famous Grouse has released their first online-exclusive – at Amazon – blended Scotch whisky entitled The Famous One. The Famous One is a blend of grain and malt whiskies aged in a mix of sherry-seasoned American oak casks and ex-bourbon American oak barrels, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said […]
The Famous Grouse has released their first online-exclusive – at Amazon – blended Scotch whisky entitled The Famous One.
The Famous One is a blend of grain and malt whiskies aged in a mix of sherry-seasoned American oak casks and ex-bourbon American oak barrels, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus, fudge, toffee and vanilla.
The Famous One is being made available on Amazon for $30 per 700ml bottle.
Wild Turkey Master’s Keep One is the sixth entry in the MK line and employs something that keeps gaining steam in the industry, but hasn’t been seen in the rickhouses of Wild Turkey: toasted barrel finishing. Barrel finishing, on the whole, isn’t a super common thing at Wild Turkey, the Revival being the only recent, […]
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Wild Turkey Master’s Keep One is the sixth entry in the MK line and employs something that keeps gaining steam in the industry, but hasn’t been seen in the rickhouses of Wild Turkey: toasted barrel finishing. Barrel finishing, on the whole, isn’t a super common thing at Wild Turkey, the Revival being the only recent, modern, example to come out of the distillery. But toasted barrels… I thought WT was fairly immune to the trend train.
Michter’s is probably the most well-known when it comes to the “toasted’ game, but the category is littered with examples ranging from craft producers like Wilderness Trail to major producers like Jim Beam recently releasing a toaste Basil Hayden. It’s something I’ve always been a tad leery of. Not in a “this is complete BS and does nothing” kind of way, but in a “does this do enough to justify the extra wood use?” way.
That’s always the question when it comes to this kind of “double cask” straight bourbons. Was the end result worth the extra resources used to make it? Only way to find out is to pop the cork, pour a dram, get to drinking and review this Master’s Keep ONE.
Non-Chill Filtered | Natural Color
Style: Bourbon
Region: Kentucky, USA
Distiller: Wild Turkey
Mash Bill: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Malted Barley
Cask: New Charred Oak, Toasted Oak
Age: NAS (blend of 9-14 yo whiskey)
ABV: 50.5%
Batch: 01
Rickhouse: G
Wild Turkey Master’s Keep One Price: $175*
Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Bottled In Bond 17 Years
Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Cornerstone Rye
Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Revival
Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Decades
Wild Turkey Master’s Keep 17 Years
EYE
Mahogany
NOSE
Dried dark fruits, caramel, oak, leather, cinnamon, vanilla, marzipan with bits of chocolate and citrus peels.
Good heck, this aroma. It’s rich and moves through the nose like velvet.
PALATE
Caramel corn, dried apples, oak, dark chocolate, hazelnuts, vanilla, cinnamon and leather with touches of citrus peel.
I didn’t think the palate would beat the nose… but dang. I’m loving what’s happening here.
FINISH
Long -> Oak, caramel, vanilla, cinnamon fade out evenly and sweetly.
BALANCE, BODY and FEEL
Perfectly balanced, full-round body and a warm oily feel.
Master’s Keep One is the ONE. I was wondering if anything would supplant that original MK 17 yo as my favorite in the line, but here we are with a whiskey that takes everything I love about Wild Turkey and dials it up to 11. The Revival came oh so very close, it was a stunner, but this is just pure, beautiful, unbridled Wild Turkey deliciousness and sits at the top of my MK ranking.
Adding watery brings out a slight breadiness and some graham cracker-like sweetness across the whole experience, but it honestly doesn’t need it. It’s perfectly drinkable at their signature 101 proof and delivers a complex and engaging experience across the senses. This is a seriously good whiskey and if I could afford it I’d track down a case.
Here in CA, it’s just a couple bucks under $200 after tax and I have a tough time paying that for a single bottle of whiskey except as an x-mas or b-day present to myself. And I guess that’s what the Wild Turkey Master’s Keep One will have to be, one of my two yearly whiskey splurges; I’m sure you can guess which of the two it’s going to be.
SCORE: 5/5 (simply fantastic, can’t recommend enough ~ A/A+ | 94-99)
*Disclosure: The bottle for this bourbon review was graciously sent to me by the company without obligation. The views, opinions, and tasting notes are 100% my own.
Summary
This. Is. Wild Turkey. It is everything fans love about this whiskey, I’m in love with it.
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After months of waiting, it’s finally here … Master’s Keep One. We’ve all heard the arguments: “toasted-barrel finishes are gimmicks,” “Wild Turkey must be running out of ideas,” etc. In all honesty, toasted-barrel finishes excite me as much as two fin…
After months of waiting, it’s finally here … Master’s Keep One. We’ve all heard the arguments: “toasted-barrel finishes are gimmicks,” “Wild Turkey must be running out of ideas,” etc. In all honesty, toasted-barrel finishes excite me as much as two fingers of Woodford Reserve. That’s not a dig on Woodford Reserve; it’s a fact. Yet, […]
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