Who owns wild turkey bourbon

The first filtration process uses charcoal made from American White Oak and the second uses charcoal made from Texas Mesquite wood, giving the bourbon notes of smoky sweetness. It looks like you're in Asia, would you like to be redirected to the Drinks Business Asia edition? Yes, take me to the Asia edition No.

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With American roots and international appeal, Wild Turkey bourbon and rye manages to be approachable and affordable, while also having high-profile allure. According to company lore, Wild Turkey got its name after a hunting expedition.

Since getting its official name in , Wild Turkey has earned several nicknames. His son Eddie Russell earned the master distiller title in , after working up the ranks for 35 years. Campari, which still owns Wild Turkey today, is credited with bringing the whiskey brand back to life.

Skyy vodka is packaged and shipped from the Wild Turkey bottling plant in Lawrenceburg, Ky. After many years of waiting, Wild Turkey rye fans' prayers were answers, as the company introduced Rare Breed Rye in summer of Wild Turkey whiskey has a lower barrel entry proof than any major whiskey producer.

This yields barrel proof whiskey that doesn't reach the palate-scorching proofs you might find on the shelf next to it. A warning: do not let its slightly lower proof — usually to or so — lead you to believe this is a calm sipper.

Rare Breed throws a black pepper, leather and baking spice haymaker at you on first taste, and mellows as the minutes pass, winding up in a sweet, fatty finish. Added to the Turkey portfolio in , this is Wild Turkey in single barrel form. Bottles at your local store will change over time as the distillery releases them, the labels bearing the rickhouse the whiskey aged in for eight or so years.

This makes each buy a roll of the dice — will the profile be close to standard , or something far afield? For Wild Turkey purists, bottles with "CN" somewhere on the rickhouse info are prized. The acronym stands for Camp Nelson, a secondary barrel-aging location most barrels mature at the Tyrone, Kentucky facilities that is said to imbue the whiskey with different flavors.

It could also be no different at all; just fluff dusted up by Turkey completionists that want their more rare Camp Nelson single barrels to be more special or, my cynically, sell for more on the secondary market. Released once annually for the last five years, Master's Keep is typically the most limited and expensive Wild Turkey whiskey by some distance.

Subsequent releases have set various brand records for oldest whiskey released in the U. Most limited releases from major distilleries are gobbled up by thirsty drinkers or greedy flippers before regular folks have a chance.

For whatever reason, the hype train skipped Master's Keep and continues to feast on allocated bottles like Blanton's, Weller Year, Four Roses Limited Edition, Michter's single barrel releases and so on. Don't ask why, just be thankful the retail prices you find aren't being pumped up by illegal sales on Facebook. It is the oldest and lowest proof bottle in Wild Turkey's main collection of bourbon, features that paint it as an ideal value sipper, especially for those who aren't attracted to Wild Turkey's plus proof products.

The same collection's 6-year-old rye offering is less of a mystery. That said, it holds up. Expect a more bourbon-like nose and initial taste, with the warmth typical of rye whiskey coming through on the finish. It's unconfirmed, but rumor is what separates Russell's Reserve single barrel bottles from, say, Kentucky Spirit single barrel bottles, is the former barrels are selected by the Russells themselves. Bottled at a sturdy proof, it's available in both bourbon and rye forms, with the former proving more popular than the latter.

Both versions share the same extra-bold flavor profile and both are popular with bourbon communities for the company's in-house private barrel program. If you're after the most sought after barrels, look for bottles aged in warehouses A, B and D from the distillery's Tyrone facilities, or Camp Nelson A and F. Last note: Russell's Reserve whiskey all of it, not just single barrel expressions are the only regularly available Wild Turkey whiskeys that aren't chill-filtered , a feature or lack thereof that's become appealing to whiskey geeks.

Designed with Matthew McConaughey and "inspired by McConaughey's Kentucky and Texas roots," Longbranch garners criticism for not fitting in with Wild Turkey's obsession with consistency or perhaps drinkers are put off by a celebrity spirit.

The truth is, it's a low proof, 8-ish-year-old bourbon filtered through regular oak charcoal a standard practice and mesquite charcoal an uncommon practice , lending it a distinct but not overpowering smokey nose and profile. It's not Wild Turkey for purists, but it's an interesting experiment in flavor bending.

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