As more single barrel options have entered the marketplace over the past few decades (this product has been around for almost 30 years!), the surface qualities that at one point might have established a foundation of uniqueness - being single barrel, about 8 years old, and 101 proof - have dissolved into the now many releases that offer similar technicals. Initially brought to market in 1994, Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit was among the first single barrel bourbon offerings, following Blanton’s Original Single Barrel. The bottle in review was bottled on, from barrel #1358, stored in Warehouse A on Rick #39. This bottle of Kentucky Spirit sports the bourbon’s new packaging and label, consistent with packaging changes across Wild Turkey’s lineup. Wild Turkey’s barrel entry proof (the proof the distillate enters the barrel for aging) is relatively low at 107 to 115, up from 105 at one time, resulting in a low bottling proof by comparison to competitors’ barrel proof products which typically go in at the maximum allowable 125 proof. Wild Turkey uses a single mashbill for all of their bourbons. Single barrels are selected by Jimmy and Eddie Russell, and in some cases offered as private selection barrels that were pre-selected by the Russells for inclusion in the single barrel selection program. First released in 1994, it is said to be the second single barrel bourbon to hit the market after Blanton’s. Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit is a single barrel bourbon, which means no two barrels will be exactly alike.
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