Country: USA
Brand: Wild Turkey
Type: Bourbon (Kentucky)
Age: 8 Years
Alcohol: 50,5%
Colour: Gold
Nose: Very Nice. Sweet (Dried Fruits), Vanilla, Malt. There’s something else there but I can’t define it. Could be Leather.
Taste: This is not for beginners!! A full body overwhelms you with Malt, Caramel, Vanilla (Crème Brulee) Oak and Spices (Cinnamon). Great stuff!
Finish: The finish is spicy (Pepper) and quite dry. Slightly bitter at the end and then suddenly some Vanilla returns.
Rating: 86
Nose: 22 – Taste: 21 – Finish: 22 – Overall: 21
General Remarks: Nice generous Sweet and Innocent Nose followed by lots of heat and Pepper. I miss a bit of balance here. Still a great Bourbon. I added a few drops of water to the Bourbon that brought some dried fruit (Plums) to the nose and some sweetness to the finish. However, the finish also seemed to burn a bit more and the alcohol became clearer. Interesting to try it out both neat and with some water.
Drinking Experience Neat: Good
Conclusion: This should not be your first glass of Kentucky Straight Bourbon. It could easily scare you off. Some ice cubes might help out!
Jan van den Ende September 2, 2011
