Wild Turkey 12 yr

[BourbonJoe]

okay, this is what I will do I want 6 bottles. So I will send 3 to Dave, 2 to joe luka and 1 to joe bourbon. It will not be till the end of March. They have 2 bottles they are holding for me but I asked them about a case and this is where I am. When I get up there on Tuesday I will order the case and I will have the cost for the WT. I will go to a shipping place and have them package and send it, I will send you guys a copy of the bill and you can mail me a personal check for the WT and the shipping.

if that sounds good let me know.

Sounds good to me George. Just send me the invoice and you will be paid immediately. Thanks for the opportunity.
Joe

[bluesbassdad]

George,

A quantity of three bottles is perfect for me right now (given that I just received an order from Binny's a week ago).

I will call the store directly, but I will be surprised if they ship to Arizona. Apparently the locals put up some vexing hurdles the seller must address. (Sam's, for one, will not ship to me here.) If it's possible to save you the hassle of packing and shipping, I will do so. Besides, that would save me a few bucks on KS sales tax. I will let you know.

Thanks for finding this bird in the bush and sharing the information.

Yours truly,
Dave Morefield

[nor02lei]

George,

If I could have only one more drink before I die, I would unhesitatingly choose WT 12 y/o over GTS, ORVW 18 y/o (still haven't tried the Pappy 20), Hirsch 16 y/o or 20 y/o, and WT Kentucky Spirit. You are fortunate indeed to find such a cache in Omaha; I predict you will never see such again.

Dave Morefield

Dave,

The WT 12 is certainly not one of my favourite Turkeys. Too much on the dry and woody side for me. But as we say in Sweden: taste is like the ass, divided. It’s easy to get here due.

Leif

[bluesbassdad]

Leif,

Very interesting! Not just because we disagree on a single bottling, but because of the nature of that disagreement.

My tasting apparatus finds none of the WT line woody, per se. Yes, I find influence from the barrel, but it's mostly the sweet and rich kind that supposedly comes from the red layer, very little of the astringency that I associate with the outer char or the uncharred wood underneath the red layer.

Of all the WT bottlings I've tried I would rank WT 12 second on the sweetness scale, well behind Rare Breed.

All of this ignores variations from bottle to bottle, which others here have reported. I have had only three bottles, IIRC, and have yet to notice significant variation.

Yours truly,
Dave Morefield

[bluesbassdad]

George,

I called this morning and learned that the State of Nebraska forbids interstate shipments of liquor.

Yours truly,
Dave Morefield

[Virus_Of_Life]

George, I am sure you already have enough people to help you with that case, but if not let me know, I sent you a private message but never heard back. I'd gladly get you money asap for a couple bottles if you need to move more, if not it is all good!

Thanks,

[ProofPositive]

George, I am sure you already have enough people to help you with that case, but if not let me know, I sent you a private message but never heard back. I'd gladly get you money asap for a couple bottles if you need to move more, if not it is all good! Thanks,

I'll second that. If there is enough available out there in your territory, it may be well worth the drive.

[Hedmans Brorsa]

The WT 12 is certainly not one of my favourite Turkeys. Too much on the dry and woody side for me. Leif

You seem to be into odd bottlings, Leif. In that case you might well try to hunt out the French version of WT 12yo, called La Fayette.

This was my first taste of the 12yo and I still have fond memories of it (bought in 2001, if I remember correctly.) Incredibly heavy -you could almost chew it. The dominating flavours were maple syrup and blood oranges as opposed to the cherry of my current one.

Alas, I think it has been discontinued. Haven´t seen a bottle for many years. (The bottle in the picture is empty.)

[nor02lei]

Leif,

Very interesting! Not just because we disagree on a single bottling, but because of the nature of that disagreement.

My tasting apparatus finds none of the WT line woody, per se. Yes, I find influence from the barrel, but it's mostly the sweet and rich kind that supposedly comes from the red layer, very little of the astringency that I associate with the outer char or the uncharred wood underneath the red layer.

Of all the WT bottlings I've tried I would rank WT 12 second on the sweetness scale, well behind Rare Breed.

All of this ignores variations from bottle to bottle, which others here have reported. I have had only three bottles, IIRC, and have yet to notice significant variation.

Yours truly,
Dave Morefield

Dave,

I have read on the forum that there are many different versions of WT 12. The version I refer to is at least in my opinion very woody in the meaning that it have a lot of bitter wood notes from the tannins of the “real” Wood. I have also hard to detect the “normal” amounts of WT sweetness from the red layer. There is only one other WT that is as woody as this that I have tried (have not tried Tribute jet). It is Tradition but that one has quite a lot of sweetness to balance it up. I have not fought of it before but I think I would consider 101 as the sweetest WT I have tried (have not tried RR believe it or not). KS both the Legends and sherry signature are also quit sweet. RB I would call medium sweet. On the dry side beside the 12 years old I would consider that the 8 years old European version is very dry as well. All this is just as I experience it of cause and I am sure it varies a lot from person to person.

[nor02lei]

You seem to be into odd bottlings, Leif. In that case you might well try to hunt out the French version of WT 12yo, called La Fayette.

This was my first taste of the 12yo and I still have fond memories of it (bought in 2001, if I remember correctly.) Incredibly heavy -you could almost chew it. The dominating flavours were maple syrup and blood oranges as opposed to the cherry of my current one.

Alas, I think it has been discontinued. Haven´t seen a bottle for many years. (The bottle in the picture is empty.)

Lennart,

I have seen La Fayette a couple of times on the lists of online stores. I am not sure but I think it was 10 years old and real expensive. I have heard that it is partly matured in Paris. Do you know anything about that?

Leif