Did a sample swap during another bottle trade for this.

Price: $275

Nose: Wild Turkey nose, pretty strong funk, some cherry, some peanut, some oak, some caramel, pretty sweet. Oak and wild Turkey funk are the most prominent notes. Mint. Mild ethanol. 

Palate: quite cherry forward with some strawberry. Mouthfeel is kind of mediocre. A bit overoaked. A little bit hot. Some stewed fruit as well. 

Finish: medium long mouthfeel. Oaky, some dark chocolate, mild spice. 

Score: 7.5/10

This is pretty solid, but super overpriced. It has 2 big issues, mouthfeel is mediocre and a bit overoaked. It has a pretty pleasant nose and I like the red fruit notes on the initial palate. The finish is also pretty solid. 

Scale:

1.0-1.9 Undrinkable (Gold bar cognac cask)

2.0-2.9 Bad (Gold bar)

3.0-3.9 Poor (High West Prarie Bourbon, Pappy Van Winkle 23yr)

4.0-4.9 Below Average (Old Overholt, Dickel 15 yr, Weller SR, Buffalo Trace)

5.0-5.9 Average (Eagle Rare, Blanton's)

6.0-6.9 Above Average (Jimmy Russel 70th, Redemption 9yr, E.H. Taylor Seasoned Oak)

7.0-7.9 Very Good (Wild Turkey Master's Keep Triumph, Sagamore 9yr rye, Jack Daniel's SBBP)

8.0-8.9 Great (William Larue Weller(2019), Pappy Van Winkle 15yr, Double Eagle Very Rare, William Heavenhill 14yr)

9.0-9.9 Excellent (Thomas H. Handy (2010), George T. Stagg (2008, 2019), Four Roses LE (2016, 2023), Willet Purple Top 14 yr, A.H. Hirsch 25 yr rye)

10.0 Perfect (Michter's 20, OGD 114(1980))

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