alc./vol: 56.4%
Proof: 112.8°
Vintage: Non-vintage
Aged: No age statement
Product of:
United States
Rare Breed is Wild Turkey's "small-batch" barrel-proof bourbon (112.8 proof). It's a blend of six, eight and 12-year-old whiskies. Each batch is around 200 barrels (one barrel fills around 140 bottles).
Review and Tasting
Sampled on 21/11/2016
Appearance:
(batch No. WT-03RB) Clear (with very slight sediment), coppery bronze.
Aroma:
Roasted nuts, rolling tobacco, black pepper, burnt sugar and pastry with chocolate, vanilla custard and overripe banana. With water more caramel fudge and mint emerges.
Taste:
Roasted brazil nut, walnut and dry peppery spiced oak with distinctive salty caramel. Notes of tobacco with faint mint. More buttery with water.
Aftertaste:
Roast nuts, dried fruit and fudge with white pepper and lingering nutty crème caramel.
Overall:
Dry, nutty and spicy with a distinctive saltiness. A Rare Breed indeed.
