‘Tis the season … for “best of” whiskey lists. Very soon, Fred Minnick will host his annual “Top 100 American Whiskeys” blind tasting. What will come out on top? It’s anyone’s guess, though there are three Turkeys currently gracing his list: Rare Breed…
Back in 2018, a curious pair of words cemented themselves into the Wild Turkey vernacular: Camp Nelson. While Wild Turkey had been aging whiskey in Jessamine County for many years, it wasn’t until those barrels hit the private-barrel program that the m…
It’s that time again … Turkey Time! Well, it’s always Turkey Time as far as I’m concerned, but today’s a special Turkey Time – time for another entry in the “12 Rickhouses of Turkey” series. And what’s on deck? A 2023 Russell’s Reserve Single Bar…
It’s time for the second entry in my “12 Rickhouses of Turkey” series. Today, I’ll be tasting a Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon selected by my friends at the Dallas Bourbon Club. This whiskey aged over nine years on the 4th floor of Tyrone’s ri…
Now that I’ve dialed back my traveling for the next few months, it’s the perfect opportunity to play catch-up on some whiskeys in need of review. Considering a grand majority of these bottles are Russell’s Reserve or Kentucky Spirit private selections,…
Happy Turkey Day! Back in December 2019, I published my 2020 Wild Turkey Wish List. It’s hard to believe it’s been four years since that post. How time flies! Surely, some of the items on that list have been addressed by now, but let’s take a look just…
There are certain moments in my whiskey journey that I’ll never forget (most of which were firsts): my first sip of 1980’s Wild Turkey, meeting Jimmy and Eddie Russell for the first time, my first Russell’s Reserve private selection, the publication of…
Despite an MSRP jump of $50 from last year’s already wallet-wounding price point, it’s still a helluva bourbon. It’s also priced to claim a piece of the secondary market pie.
After first visiting Camp Nelson C, Russell’s Reserve Bourbon is going to the Camp Nelson F warehouse for the second installment in their Single Rickhouse Collection. Russell’s Reserve Camp Nelson F is from Camp Nelson Rickhouse F, which was built in the 1940s and sits lower than other rickhouses on the grounds as well as […]
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We’ll have a double feature on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth, as Diageo’s Dr. Stuart Morrison joins us to detail this year’s Special Releases series –… Read More
