Wild Turkey 101 - 50.5%

From the distillery website 

For over 60 years, Wild Turkey has been making 101 the same way, the right way. Aged in American White Oak barrels coated in the deepest alligator char, Wild Turkey 101 has an impossible-to-miss character. 

It’s high rye content and the 101 proof makes it a most flavorful Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey that carries a bit of a pleasant bite to it – making it highly enjoyable neat, on the rocks, or in a cocktail.

Tasting Notes: 

Appearance: Old gold, forms a thin line which beads before falling as thin, slow legs.

Nose: Vanilla, baking spices, rye grain, orange peel, toasted almonds, caramel toffee, cinnamon.

Palate: Oily mouthfeel, cornmeal, vanilla, caramel, cinnamon, toasted almonds and sharp rye spice. With a little water, a note of sweet peanuts appears at the expense of some of the rye spice.

Finish: Vanilla and a sharp bite of rye spice followed by astringent, nutty oak.

Summary: Although it’s not particularly complex it provides enough to be enjoyable. With water, there is better balance and a richer flavour profile. As such I imagine this would be a whiskey well suited to drinking on the rocks or as a component of something like an Old Fashioned.

Transparency: This sample was part of a 5 dram sample set, purchased from The Spirits Embassy. No goods or other incentives were exchanged, offered or requested for this independent review.