markandrex Posted December 26, 2024 Share Posted December 26, 2024 From.my son’s 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted December 29, 2024 Share Posted December 29, 2024 Kinda relative…. I was looking through some old pics trying to find something. This wasn’t the pic I was looking for, but I had to smile. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I still haven't purchased a bottle of this yet. Maybe next week. I have a question for you WT lovers: Is it just me, or has the 101 been ...... not very good lately? I'm noticing Rare Breed is not so good either. Is it just my pallate, or is there something different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markandrex Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 3 hours ago, ebo said: I still haven't purchased a bottle of this yet. Maybe next week. I have a question for you WT lovers: Is it just me, or has the 101 been ...... not very good lately? I'm noticing Rare Breed is not so good either. Is it just my pallate, or is there something different? I have seen various YouTube bourbon reviews that speak to the same concern. I personally have a bunker of both and have not purchased either in quite a while. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 (edited) 7 minutes ago, markandrex said: I have seen various YouTube bourbon reviews that speak to the same concern. I personally have a bunker of both and have not purchased either in quite a while. Thank you. I have a couple of older WT 101's stashed that I have not opened. I have one RB that I have not opened (103.8 proof) that is probably ....... 9 years old? I'm not impressed with the recent offerings of either. I was hoping maybe my pallate has been off, but I'm not so sure now. Edited January 4 by ebo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I got a bottle over the holidays. Definitely overpaid. It is a step above the standard WT101. I have had a few pours over the past few weeks. I prefer WTRB. If it comes in at $40-45 over time, it is a solid buy. Anything over that is FOMO. I have an open bottle of OE7 that is a better bourbon and a better value, even at MSRP. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 On 1/3/2025 at 3:45 PM, ebo said: ... I have a question for you WT lovers: Is it just me, or has the 101 been ...... not very good lately? I'm noticing Rare Breed is not so good either. Is it just my pallate, or is there something different? I don't know. I loaded up on previous batches of WT101 (2018ish if I'm not wrong) so I haven't tried any new ones. The WT101 and RB from 2018-19 was rumored to have some older aged whiskey in it, so I wouldn't be surprised if the newer product isn't quite as good as those years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 On 1/3/2025 at 6:57 PM, ebo said: Thank you. I have a couple of older WT 101's stashed that I have not opened. I have one RB that I have not opened (103.8 proof) that is probably ....... 9 years old? I'm not impressed with the recent offerings of either. I was hoping maybe my pallate has been off, but I'm not so sure now. I don't believe there have been any Rare Breed batches with that low of a proof (103.8). Might want to double check that label... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 7 hours ago, Kepler said: I don't believe there have been any Rare Breed batches with that low of a proof (103.8). Might want to double check that label... Yep, I read it wrong. It's 112.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 If I were to rate the lower to mid-shelf WT offerings on where I believe the fit in the WT universe and price points, it would be RRSiB WTKS WTRB WT101 70th RR 10 WT 101 WT 86 This doesn't my personal preferences. It is just where I see each product fitting into the WT universe. I didn't include prices because they can vary so much depending on location but if I did I would place WTRB and WT101 7th from $45-50. The other prices could be applied as appropriate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDN98 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Just finished off this bottle and glad I have a couple of backups! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz June Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I also wonder if planning for a regular domestic 8/101 (a new label was cleared leading to speculation on this) has caused barrels to be diverted and hurt the quality of regular 101. While age isn’t everything, age statements can help consistency and decrease some of these ups and downs. Although it doesn’t eliminate them as we see with RR 10. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LW25 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 On 1/3/2025 at 3:45 PM, ebo said: I have a question for you WT lovers: Is it just me, or has the 101 been ...... not very good lately? I'm noticing Rare Breed is not so good either. Is it just my pallate, or is there something different? I haven't had any WT101 lately (aside from the 70th anniv. bottle, which doesn't count for what you're asking about). But my wife did gift me a Rare Breed at Christmas. It's as good as I always remember it being. I did catch a Bourbon Junkies video the other day where they did a Distilllery Duel between Wild Turkey and Heaven Hill. I believe that video is a couple months old. They blinded WT101 next to ECSmB and both guys scored the WT101 insanely low, like 2/10 low. To the point that they seriously questioned "What is wrong with this bottle?" once it was revealed what it was. I'd forgotten about that video till I saw your post, but maybe there's something to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 33 minutes ago, LW25 said: I haven't had any WT101 lately (aside from the 70th anniv. bottle, which doesn't count for what you're asking about). But my wife did gift me a Rare Breed at Christmas. It's as good as I always remember it being. I did catch a Bourbon Junkies video the other day where they did a Distilllery Duel between Wild Turkey and Heaven Hill. I believe that video is a couple months old. They blinded WT101 next to ECSmB and both guys scored the WT101 insanely low, like 2/10 low. To the point that they seriously questioned "What is wrong with this bottle?" once it was revealed what it was. I'd forgotten about that video till I saw your post, but maybe there's something to it. Kurt form SLB Drinks is not happy with it either. I'm hoping it was just an off run and it gets back to what I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markandrex Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Picked up another today. Salesman said they got 3 cases in. Limit 1 per person. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 70th anniversary is still not available in Ohio... WTF!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I am a WT fan and many of their offerings are among my favorites, especially WT01, WTR101, WTRB, RRSiB, RRSiB Rye. However, while I believe it is a step above the standard 101 but I didn't find it to be anything special given the MSRP ($50). It is certainly worth a try but unless it is around $40, However, if I see it on the shelf, I am more likely to pick up two standard 101 bottles or a WTRB for the same price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamMatt Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Just saw it reduced to $30 at a Costco near me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LW25 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Thought I'd missed out on being able to find it again because I haven't seen it anywhere for a couple months now. Stopped into a store that's off the beaten path and they had 3 on the shelf so I grabbed two for the bunker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWIndy Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I just was at my local LS and had a conversation with the owner about the WT 70th. He said that rumor has it that this was produced by Buffalo Trace for Wild Turkey using a Wild Turkey mashbill. I have a hard time believing this but stranger things have happened in the bourbon genre. I can’t imagine Jimmy saying it was OK to subcontract this to another distillery. Particularly because it is a commemorative bottle. Any thoughts from the flock or those in the know? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, VWIndy said: I just was at my local LS and had a conversation with the owner about the WT 70th. He said that rumor has it that this was produced by Buffalo Trace for Wild Turkey using a Wild Turkey mashbill. I have a hard time believing this but stranger things have happened in the bourbon genre. I can’t imagine Jimmy saying it was OK to subcontract this to another distillery. Particularly because it is a commemorative bottle. Any thoughts from the flock or those in the know? Cheers There is a recent release that fits this description but the 70th is not it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 4 hours ago, VWIndy said: I just was at my local LS and had a conversation with the owner about the WT 70th. He said that rumor has it that this was produced by Buffalo Trace for Wild Turkey using a Wild Turkey mashbill. I have a hard time believing this but stranger things have happened in the bourbon genre. I can’t imagine Jimmy saying it was OK to subcontract this to another distillery. Particularly because it is a commemorative bottle. Any thoughts from the flock or those in the know? Cheers Straight from the horses mouth about the WT 70th being distilled at BT. “No truth.“ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 7 hours ago, VWIndy said: I just was at my local LS and had a conversation with the owner about the WT 70th. He said that rumor has it that this was produced by Buffalo Trace for Wild Turkey using a Wild Turkey mashbill. I have a hard time believing this but stranger things have happened in the bourbon genre. I can’t imagine Jimmy saying it was OK to subcontract this to another distillery. Particularly because it is a commemorative bottle. Any thoughts from the flock or those in the know? Cheers Your liquor store owner was confused. There are a lot of 15 year old NDP bottles recently released that people are calling "Buff Turkey" ... years ago when Wild Turkey contracted BT to distill some of their WT mash bill for them and the barrels were aged at WT before they decided not to release them under their brand and sold off the barrels. None of that liquid has been bottled under the WT label. Bruce Russell has confirmed this in recent interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWIndy Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Thanks for the clarification fellas. I thought this sounded a bit far fetched! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 21 hours ago, Kepler said: Your liquor store owner was confused. There are a lot of 15 year old NDP bottles recently released that people are calling "Buff Turkey" ... years ago when Wild Turkey contracted BT to distill some of their WT mash bill for them and the barrels were aged at WT before they decided not to release them under their brand and sold off the barrels. None of that liquid has been bottled under the WT label. Bruce Russell has confirmed this in recent interviews. Once again, straight from the horse’s mouth. I asked if there was any truth to this. Answer:”Nope. “ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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