Wild turkey Russells reserve rye vs WT rye 101

[trumpstylz]

I havent heard much about the 6 year russells reserve rye. Anyone have any takes on it?

[White Dog]

I love WT Rye 101, much more than Baby Saz, and slightly more than RittBIB. As for RR6yrRye, I think the choice of proof castrates it.

Yet I also like the Ritt80pr, so go figure.

[StraightNoChaser]

RR6 was a disappointment to me personally... didn't have a true rye taste nor did it particularly impress me

[trumpstylz]

As for RR6yrRye, I think the choice of proof castrates it.

I feel the same way about templeton- decent product that should be offered at a higher proof.

[Virus_Of_Life]

Just FYI, there is a Rye Forum, I've moved this to it. Cheers!

[HipFlask]

I love WT Rye 101. I was somewhat disappointed with my bottle of RR Rye. It was way to salty. It was the same for my last bottle RR Bourbon too. I haven't gone back because of it. Sadly they no longer make WT RR 101. That was a sweet Bourbon and was my introduction pour. But back to Rye. i would pop for the 101 or try Rittenhouse BIB or Baby Saz and let the RR Rye go. Sorry Russell

[roostercogburn]

It's been a while since I've had a bottle of RR Rye, but I can remember thinking it was pretty decent, if not as good as its Nichols compatriot. RR Rye lacks a lot of the rye-spice punch that makes WT Rye a standard pour for me. Maybe it's the little extra time the whiskey spent in the barrel, but the edges that distinguish WT Rye from its entry-level rye counterparts (Overholt and Beam) have been well tempered in the RR Rye. Still, I can see how its softer profile would make RR much more palatable than WT, which even some rye guys I know find off putting in its spiciness.

Raises another question: has it been established that this is the same juice as WT Rye, just older and at a lower proof?

[trumpstylz]

Raises another question: has it been established that this is the same juice as WT Rye, just older and at a lower proof?

I've wondered if maybe the 101 is the same age if not older (average barrel) than the 6 yr RR.

[squire]

According to an interview with Jimmy Russell a few years back the Turkey Rye 101 is aged 4 years. Curious that it was 4 yrs even back when the stated age on the Bourbon 101 was 8 yrs.

[TheGentleman]

I haven't had the WT, but I did try the RR rye and was kind of disappointed...just nothing special about it. I'd take Ritt BIB everyday over it and the next rye I buy will be the Wild Turkey 101...I really look forward to it.