Wild Turkey Rye

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Wild Turkey's Kentucky straight rye, bottled at 81 proof (40.5%). Caraway and black-pepper spice with caramel and honey sweetness.

Details

Brand	Wild Turkey
Distillery	Wild Turkey
Origin	USA / Kentucky
Style	RyeAmerican rye whiskey is made from a mash of at least 51% rye and aged in new charred oak containers. It tends to be spicier and drier than bourbon.
Age	NAS
ABV	40.5%
Cask	New oak casks

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Big caraway-seed spice with honey, toasty oak, vanilla and cinnamon.
Palate: Warm and mouth-filling; dry black pepper and fennel spice with a faint toffee sweetness.
Finish: Spicy and peppery, with caramel and coffee.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Cocktails
Highball
On the rocks

Its lower bottling strength makes it easy to use in cocktails, and in a highball the rye spice lifts refreshingly.

Food pairing

Roast pork and spiced sausages.

Background & production

A rye whiskey from the Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. As a Kentucky straight rye, it is aged in new charred oak.

Where the "101" is bottled at 50.5%, this is bottled at 81 proof (40.5% ABV), delivering Wild Turkey's bold flavour at a strength that is easy to mix with.