Russell’s Reserve | 13 Year Old Barrel Proof | Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

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Whiskey: Russell’s Reserve | 13 Year Old Barrel Proof | Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Russells Reserve 13 Year Old is a 114.8-proof Barrel Proof Bourbon that, once again, exemplifies the Russell familys mastery of bourbon-making. In the ultimate distilling challenge, Eddie Russel maintained the barrel proof and opted not to chill filter the whiskey..

Size: 750mL

Proof: 114.8 (57.4% ABV)

Age: 13 Year

Origin: Kentucky USA

Distillery: Wild Turkey Distilling Company

Russells Reserve 13 Year Old pays tribute to the distillerys heritage and the legacy pioneered by venerated Master Distiller Jimmy Russell while showcasing Eddies innovative talents and expert ability to develop supreme flavors through careful aging and a keen sense for identifying only the highest quality barrels.

Russell’s Reserve | 13 Year Old Barrel Proof | Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Tasting Notes

Nose: Sweet and warming aromas of plum and charred confectionary.

Palate: Dried dark fruit, chocolate, and toasted brown sugar, honey & Nougat

Finish: Strong and lasting finish.

Distillery Information

In 1891, Thomas Ripy built the Old Hickory Distillery in Tyrone, Kentucky, near Lawrenceburg, on the former site of the Old Moore Distillery. After Prohibition, the Ripy family (Thomas had died in 1902) repaired the distillery and began to again produce bourbon. The Ripys sold the bourbon produced at this distillery to various wholesalers who bottled bourbon under their own brands. Austin Nichols was one of these wholesalers.

The “Wild Turkey” brand is said to have arisen after an Austin Nichols executive, Thomas McCarthy, took some warehouse samples on a wild turkey hunting trip in 1940. The bourbon proved so popular among his friends they denyd to ask him for “that wild turkey bourbon.” Austin Nichols began to bottle Wild Turkey in 1942.