Wild Turkey Rare Breed Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
  • Category Rye
  • Country United States
  • Region Kentucky
  • Distillery Wild Turkey
  • Age NAS
  • Style Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
  • Alcohol 56.1%*
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.
  • caramel
  • lemon zest
  • apple
  • biscuit
  • spicy
  • toffee
  • pepper
  • mint
  • rye

Wild Turkey

Rare Breed Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey (0.75l, 56.1%*) *please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary
Price $61.99

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A big, bold, flavor bomb Rye Whiskey from Wild Turkey at Cask Strength.

In 1869, the Ripy Brothers started distilling on Wild Turkey Hill near Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. The namesake product became their number one seller and the name of the distillery was changed to reflect that success. The Ripy Family sold the distillery in 1952, and then the normal rounds of mergers and acquisition occurred. Campari Group out of Italy owns them now and they produce a wide range of Bourbons under the very popular Wild Turkey name along with several other brands. All under the watchful eyes and experienced hands of the only father-son master distiller team in the business — Jimmy and Eddie Russell.

Wild Turkey Rare Breed Barrel Proof Straight Rye is the sister Spirit to their Rare Breed Bourbon, and it could be even better. This Rye is one of the few that is not chill-filtered. It is a powerful, Cask Strength version of the signature Rye that they launched just over a year ago. That means it is built on a mash bill of 51% rye, 37% corn, and 12% malted barley. And do not let the lack of an age statement bother you here. Like the other Rare Breed, it is a blend of various aged casks from their portfolio so there is plenty of older Spirit here to please. And at 56.1% ABV there will be plenty of pleasing goin' on.
  • Category Rye
  • Country United States
  • Region Kentucky
  • Distillery Wild Turkey
  • Age NAS
  • Style Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
  • Alcohol 56.1%*
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.

Appearance / Color
Burnished Copper

Nose / Aroma / Smell
The aroma is forward and pronounced with notes of caramel sauce, lemon zest, tart apples, shortbread cookies, and baking spices.

Flavor / Taste / Palate
The flavor profile is remarkably smooth and builds upon the aromas with the addition of creamy notes of toffee, more lemon zest, cracked black pepper, and mint.

Finish
The finish is long with the Rye spice taking firm hold.
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  • caramel
  • lemon zest
  • apple
  • biscuit
  • spicy
  • toffee
  • pepper
  • mint
  • rye
Wild Turkey Rare Breed Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
Wild Turkey Rare Breed Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
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Character Dogson
George Washington famously loved his Rye Whiskey. In fact, after he served as the first president of the United States, he returned to his farm at Mount Vernon and started a small Rye distillery of his own.
During the fire of 2000, more than 900,000 gallons of Whiskey caught fire and spilled, setting a local forest on fire, poisoning a local stream, and saturating local limestone deposits with flaming alcohol, causing them to explode.
Rye sparked the first revolution after the American Independence. It was called the Whiskey Rebellion, and it arose when the government tried to tax Whiskey and enforce the taxation on distillers. The lesson here? Don't mess with a Whiskey drinker's dram.
Rye - think of it as Bourbon's edgier cousin. It’s known for what many call a spicy or fruity flavor. Rye (distilled from at least 51% Rye) is not on the sweet side and tends to have a spicier body. That’s why the character of a cocktail made from Rye, instead of Bourbon, is drier.
A decade ago there were only 6 brands of Rye Whiskey hailing from Kentucky, nowadays there are more than 50!
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Dog Dogson's Smartass corner
Character Dogson
George Washington famously loved his Rye Whiskey. In fact, after he served as the first president of the United States, he returned to his farm at Mount Vernon and started a small Rye distillery of his own.
During the fire of 2000, more than 900,000 gallons of Whiskey caught fire and spilled, setting a local forest on fire, poisoning a local stream, and saturating local limestone deposits with flaming alcohol, causing them to explode.
Rye sparked the first revolution after the American Independence. It was called the Whiskey Rebellion, and it arose when the government tried to tax Whiskey and enforce the taxation on distillers. The lesson here? Don't mess with a Whiskey drinker's dram.
Rye - think of it as Bourbon's edgier cousin. It’s known for what many call a spicy or fruity flavor. Rye (distilled from at least 51% Rye) is not on the sweet side and tends to have a spicier body. That’s why the character of a cocktail made from Rye, instead of Bourbon, is drier.
A decade ago there were only 6 brands of Rye Whiskey hailing from Kentucky, nowadays there are more than 50!
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