ABV 40.5%
Rounded and rich.
Annabel Meikle
Wild Turkey
Brand
81
Expression
Bourbon
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
40.5%
ABV
Kentucky
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Crushed mint and eucalyptus. Aniseed, angelica, star anise and all spice. Water lifts greener and herbal notes, tomato leaf. Very perfumed as well.
Palate: Flint and tarragon, lots of herbal and pine sap. Strawberry, mint and clove. Sweet tobacco like snus.
Finish: Sweet and really mouth coating.
Comment: Rounded and rich.
Score: 7.8
Taster
Nose: Dusty rye notes, sweet honeyed cornbread with melted butter, some lovely spices, cedar wood, cardamom, cinnamon.
Palate: A great rye spiced edge, German black bread, smooth wheat bread notes, then spices, cinnamon and allspice. A hint of charred oak too.
Finish: Crisp and clean.
Comment: A great addition to the Wild Turkey family. Big and bold but easy going too.
Score: 7.9
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