RR 6 yr Rye

[leebo]

Just picked up a bottle of Russell Reserve 6 yr old Rye. Nice new packaging. Did The other expression have an age ststement on it? Will ty it soon.

[ILLfarmboy]

Did The other expression have an age ststement on it? Will ty it soon.

Yep. In small print on the bottom of the front label, on the back label in the text describing the bottling and again on the right side of the front label positioned vertical. All in small print. The new label is handsomer. I would imagine the more prominent age statement is to correct what I reckon was seen as a defect.

[spun_cookie]

They are pretty:

nice images

[barturtle]

Hmmm...nearly Feb and I've yet to see any of those in KY...must not be moving all that quickly...

[ILLfarmboy]

Hmmm...nearly Feb and I've yet to see any of those in KY...must not be moving all that quickly...

I was thinking perhaps the label change was an effort to move more product.

I think I have sated my disappointment in both the RR Rye and the new 90 proof RR bourbon. Perhaps I'm not the only one who feels this way.

[mozilla]

Also, it should be noted that all Wild Turkey products under 100 proof are chill filtered. All products above 100 are not chill filtered.

I believe that too much flavor has been lost in the under 100 proof versions. For less money I will stick with my regular WT rye.

[funknik]

I have nothing good or bad to say about this rye...I am indifferent to it. I thought it was very light and grassy...not bad, but not worth the money...the 101 has much more flavor IMO. In a conversation I had with 'someone' from Sazerac they described the Russel's Reserve as "pedestrian"...I thought that was the perfect adjective to describe this non-descript rye.

[funknik]

The article states an MSRP of $24.99, but it's around $30 or more in my neck of the woods. I don't know whether it's understocking or the attractiveness of the current (soon to be former) bottle, but this RR stuff always seems to fly off the shelves around here while the Rare Breed and the KS languish.

[cowdery]

That's the third redesign for the bourbon and second for the rye. I think they've found their niche (hint: it's not us) and now they're zeroing in on it. For one thing, you'll look in vain for the words "Wild Turkey." Russell's Reserve is now a brand in its own right.

I find the rye pretty similar to the Beam (ri)1, and a good alternative at $25 v. $45.

[smokinjoe]

I saw the new package in South Carolina stores this week. It does look pretty good.