Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel Bourbon
Wild Turkey · Wild Turkey Distillery
Kentucky Spirit is Wild Turkey's single barrel program at its most confident. Each barrel is hand-selected by the master distiller, and the high-rye mashbill gives it backbone that the long aging in deeply charred barrels rounds into something substantial. This is a workhorse bourbon that punches well above its price.
Kit Aromas
Nose
Immediate rush of brown sugar and toasted pecan, followed by a wave of vanilla-soaked oak. Underneath, there's a savory leather note and a flicker of dried orange peel that keeps things from turning one-dimensional.
Palate
Full-bodied and chewy. Caramel corn and charred oak dominate the entry, but the mid-palate shifts into baking spice territory — cinnamon stick, clove, a dusting of cocoa. There's a buttery richness that coats the tongue without turning heavy.
Finish
Long and warming, with lingering charred oak, tobacco leaf, and a final whisper of maple sweetness. The proof carries it without burning.
- Mash Bill
- 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Malted Barley
- Barrel Type
- Oak barrels with #4 alligator char
- Bottled in Bond
- No
- Single Barrel
- Yes
- Wheated
- No
Cocktail Suggestion
Smoked Pecan Old Fashioned — 2 oz Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit · 0.25 oz maple syrup · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · 1 dash black walnut bitters · Stir over a large ice cube, express an orange peel and garnish.
Food Pairing
Smoked pork belly with a bourbon-brown sugar glaze
Hand-selected by the legendary Jimmy Russell and his son Eddie at the Wild Turkey Distillery on a limestone bluff overlooking the Kentucky River, each barrel of Kentucky Spirit represents the family's uncompromising single-barrel standard since 1994.
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