Wild Turkey 80

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 19 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Aromatic. Polished leather. Palate Big. Smooth. Almost slippery at first, then developing an interesting interplay of sweetness and dryness. Cereal grains. Pecan nuts. Tobacco-like. Finish Spicy. Toothsome. Comment No fancy tricks here but a big, complex, regular bourbon.

Dave Broom Nose Dry and spicy with treacle cigar smoke/ash. Pretty dry. Palate As the nose suggests, dry and tight with a little honeyed lushness mid-palate. Finish Long and sweet. Comment Firm and dry, but has none of Wild Turkey’s signature depth and sweet power.