Wild Turkey 12 yr

[gluce]

Hi Everyone,

I called the liquor store on Saturday and they said they would check with the distributor. I will call tomorrow too and follow up but will ask if they can get additional cases. If they can get 3 cases, I will get them if you are all sure you want them. I have answered all my pm today so I will check back.

I hope we can all make a good score here.

George

[gluce]

I was asked to let you see the 12 yr I found.

Regards,

George

[gluce]

Sorry for the quality I resized them and heres what we have, but it is the split label and it says oin the back 12 yr limited edition.

George

[gluce]

one more thing the date is 5/7/98 stamped on the bottle.

later

[NorCalBoozer]

for posting the pics

[PFC]

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.

Hi Leif, actually I have to second your impressions. I recently tried the new WT12 duty-free version together with WT12 Split Label Limited Edition and WTRR 101. The Split Label had an astonishing nose but the finish was somewhat bitter. I also missed the sweetness and chewability found in the other two. That being said, i still like it quite a bit. As far as the other two are concerned, I had a real problem telling them apart. Compared to the new WT12 the WTRR 101 was an incredible bargain, to bad it's vanishing fast...
The time-stamp on my split label indicates it was bottled in 1994. I can't help but wondering if these differences we experience might just be natural batch variations.

Mats

[gr8erdane]

Consider yourself vouched for.

As for all this Jayhawk talk though, this Mizzou Tiger remembers that Jayhawk tastes a lot like chicken! Them blue feathers do make nice toothpicks though.....

[Hedmans Brorsa]

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

Unfortunately I have no inside knowledge about the maturing of the La Fayette (would be this legal at all?). The front label is in English and the back label in French. That´s all I can tell you.

I have also seen a 10yo called La Fayette on an Internet site but only once. Since I have never seen a picture of this bottling I automatically assumed that it was a printing error and that they meant the 12yo but who knows?

Mats, I agree completely about your assessment of the split label. The finish, normally WT:s biggest strength, here comes across as somewhat disjointed. Believe you me, the French version had a completely different finish, more what you have come to expect of a WT.

[gluce]

Hi Everyone,

Dave you sent me a PM saying that sometimes the liquor store doesn't know what's in stock, well you were right. He was ordering the WT 12 and it was never moving, I guess they only buy the inexpensive stuff in Omaha.

Anyway they had 5 more bottles plus the 2 the store had. So I of course am scooping them up. I am sorry for all the hype but I was just trying to set up splitting a case.

Dave Morefield i will send you 1 of the bottles because you were the first to respond to it, and one other is for my father in law. Dave if you want to pm me your address i will send it out this weekend.

When you receive it you can send me a check, I will let you know what the total is before I send it so you can make a decision if you still want it.

I will keep and eye out for more.

Regards,

George

[NorCalBoozer]

no problem, a lot of times they don't realize that things are discontinued, etc. at least you were able to get a few!