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Add 11-16-96 9 G 8 to the list. This one came in a nice box too.

Randy

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Uhh.........stupid question..........Is the WTKS any good? (Of course. all bourbon is good to some degree) It's double the cost of WT101, does it taste twice as good? And any idea how long it's aged? I don't have one in the bunker yet and I've already gone overboard with bourbon purchases so what's a few more bottles? I guess i just conviced myself to get one.

On a scale of 1 to 10, would a few SB-er's care to give it a rating?

I'll add my bottle info as soon as I get one.

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I've only tasted ones belonging to Oscar, but from what I remember the older bottle I had was really really great, one of the best whiskeys I've ever had. The newer one was ok, but surprisingly young, unremarkable and inferior to any of the RB's I've had.

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Hey tommyboy38.

It's sad to say but I would avoid any WTKS with the light wood top, they are to young.

Look around for ones that were bottled in 2004 or older, they are in the dark wood tops.

Then the even older pewter tops are the real primo stuff.

If you can score a 1995 and/or '96 you will have the best.

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Oscar,

Mission accomplished!! Went back today to where I saw one and I now have a pewter top WTKS from 2/20/96, Barrel 07, Warehouse D, Rick 32.

Looks like a new addition to the list and also came boxed like Randy's.

Also probably the cheapest one I've seen at $37. I bagged that turkey.

Thanks to all for the feedback.

Now I need to find one bottled on my anniversary so I can get my wife to drink whiskey with me.

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I now have a pewter top WTKS from 2/20/96, Barrel 07, Warehouse D, Rick 32.

at $37. I bagged that turkey.

WOW!

Don't bother playing the lottery cuz you have already used up all your luck.:grin:

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Oscar,

Mission accomplished!! Went back today to where I saw one and I now have a pewter top WTKS from 2/20/96, Barrel 07, Warehouse D, Rick 32.

Looks like a new addition to the list and also came boxed like Randy's.

Also probably the cheapest one I've seen at $37. I bagged that turkey.

Thanks to all for the feedback.

Now I need to find one bottled on my anniversary so I can get my wife to drink whiskey with me.

Good God, man. What am I doing wrong? You've got the golden touch, my friend.

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Wild Turkey Bourbon Consumer Relations:

  • Kentucky Spirit was introduced in 1995.
  • Kentucky Spirit is only bottled 10 days out of the year in small batches.
  • It is made available in limited quantities and only available in the USA.

Top Variations:

  • Pewter with Silver and black neck
  • Pewter with dark brown neck
  • Dark Wood without a Turkey imprint with dark brown neck
  • Dark Wood with a Turkey imprint and dark brown neck
  • Light Wood with a Turkey imprint and dark brown neck

Full list of posted bottels to date:

09/13/94 2 C 18 Pewter

09/14/94 2 C 18 Pewter

09/20/94 4 C 19 Pewter

10/17/94 8 C 56 Pewter

10/18/94 1 C 36 Pewter

02/06/95 2 G 39 Pewter

05/16/95 8, D, 9 Pewter, Silver and Black

06/28/95 1 E 12 Pewter

06/28/95 2 E 12 Pewter

02/15/96 2 D 32 Pewter

02/20/96 7 D 32 Pewter

08/12/96 14 G 14 Pewter

08/27/96 9 G 14 Pewter

09/09/96 18 G 14 Pewter

11/16/96 9 G 8 Pewter

02/16/97 2 E 49 Pewter

05/16/97 ? ? ?? Pewter

08/20/97 2 B 12 Pewter

09/22/97 4 B 26 Pewter

10/28/97 7 B 26 Pewter

02/10/98 3 E 20 Pewter

02/12/98 2 E 20 Pewter

04/21/98 11 E-16 Pewter

11/25/98 13 E 1 Pewter

02/02/00 15 F 2 Pewter, Silver Label, Black Text

02/03/00 16 F 2 Pewter Silver & Black

02/07/00 6 H 5 Pewter

02/09/00 13 F 5 Pewter

03/01/00 2 F 46 Pewter

03/02/00 9 F 46 Pewter

03/10/00 5 F 49 Pewter

04/10/00 b11 f49 Pewter

04/12/00 13 F 49 Pewter

04/13/00 15 F 49 Pewter

05/08/00 2 F 46 Pewter

05/12/00 9 F 46 Pewter, Silver Label

06/03/00 ? F ? Pewter Silver & Black

11/11/00 9 F 14 Pewter, Brown Label

11/13/00 4 F 14 Pewter

11/13/00 3 F 14 Pewter, Brown Label

11/16/00 9 F 14 Pewter, Brown Label, Gold Text

12/08/00 10 F 6 Pewter, Brown Label, Grey Text

12/04/00 9 F 43 Pewter, Brown Label, Gold Text

12/22/00 8 C 8 Pewter

12/27/00 8 G 8 Pewter

02/14/01 7 G 50 Pewter

02/22/01 5 E 11 Pewter

03/20/01 7 E 12 Pewter

03/21/01 9 E 12 Pewter

03/22/01 3 E 9 Pewter

04/11/01 2 E 9 Pewter

04/24/01 2 E 9 Pewter

04/30/01 2 E 13 Pewter, Brown Label, Gold Text

05/07/01 6 E 13 Pewter, Brown Label

06/04/01 9 F 13 Pewter

06/05/01 2 E 9 Pewter

06/12/01 ? ? ?? Pewter

08/02/01 2 D 13 Pewter

08/03/01 8 D 13 Pewter

08/05/01 4 E 17 Pewter

11/08/01 8 E 17 Pewter

12/01/01 6 F 43 Pewter

07/03/01 1 A 50 Dark Wood without logo

03/06/02 3 A 49 Dark Wood without logo

06/21/02 3 A 49 Dark Wood without logo

08/15/02 1 H 29 Dark Wood without logo

02/15/02 1 C 27 Dark Wood without logo

01/15/03 2 A 47 Dark Wood without logo

02/04/03 7 A 47 Dark Wood without logo

08/04/03 6 C 59 Dark Wood without logo

08/22/03 10 C 40 Dark Wood without logo

09/29/03 4 C 1 Dark Wood without logo

11/03/03 8 A 56 Dark Wood without logo

11/26/03 4 A 53 Dark Wood without logo

11/26/03 4 A 53 Dark Wood without logo (Binny's Selection)

02/09/04 10 A 54 Dark Wood without logo

03/09/04 10 C 15 Dark Wood without logo

03/11/04 4 C 62 Dark Wood without logo

03/12/04 6 C 62 Dark Wood without logo

03/30/04 4 C 13 Dark Wood without logo

03/31/04 8 C 13 Dark Wood without logo

09/14/04 8 C 13 Dark Wood without logo (Premier Group JR Selection)

02/14/05 9 C 15 Dark Wood

02/25/05 10 E 25 Dark Wood

04/11/05 16 E 25 Dark Wood

05/03/05 1 E 28 Dark Wood

02/07/06 6 E 16 Dark Wood

03/28/06 13 D 60 Dark Wood

06/03/05 2 E 28 Dark Wood

06/20/06 82 D 40 Dark Wood

08/16/06 88 F 20 Dark Wood

09/27/06 113 F 18 Dark Wood with Logo

01/17/07 169 - F – 10 Dark Wood with Logo

12/17/07 ? F ? Dark Wood with Logo

02/27/08 74 G 15 Light Wood with Logo

04/29/08 500 C 47 Light Wood (Bourbon Society Bottle)

06/20/08 51 A 3 Light Wood (Willie Wallace Bottle)

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And to think that I passed it up the first time. I've been hunting for dusty bottles and some possible SW whiskey but the WT isn't really on my radar right now and I'm still new to some of this. I consider every bottle with a tax strip and some products with an age statement that are no longer around. I might grab a 12 yr WT but I haven't seen one of the split labels around. And since they still make the WTKS, I haven't considered it a must get.

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Wild Turkey Bourbon Consumer Relations:
  • Kentucky Spirit was introduced in 1995.
  • Kentucky Spirit is only bottled 10 days out of the year in small batches.
  • It is made available in limited quantities and only available in the USA.

Looking at the list, it seems to me WT is stretching the truth about only being bottled 10 days a year. Or are dates on bottles dump dates?

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... I might grab a 12 yr WT but I haven't seen one of the split labels around. And since they still make the WTKS, I haven't considered it a must get.

Tom,

Far be it for me to be schooling you, but I usually don't pass on a WT 12 and a WTKS pewter top. Both are excellent pours.

Will

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Looking at the list, it seems to me WT is stretching the truth about only being bottled 10 days a year. Or are dates on bottles dump dates?

Maybe they mean 10 full days of bottling...as in a full shift...perhaps they are only bottling for a few hours and then switching to something else...

...or it could be complete marketing bullshit.:grin:

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...or it could be complete marketing bullshit.:grin:

Isn't marketing and bullshit synonymous?:lol:

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I came across a few bottles from 5/23/06, 54, ?, 22 that's not on the list yet. I would have picked one up if it was bottled ten days earlier as it would have been the day I was married.

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Add this one to the list, just got it.

pewter top

Date: 3-14-00

Barrel No: 8

Warehouse: F

Rick No: 49

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Having previously mocked this thread, I humbly repent and submit this one:

06/05/02 9 A 51 Dark Wood no logo

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  • 2 weeks later...

I have not (yet) gotten into the WTKS movement, but I did see a 'dark wood top' (bottled '03) at the store for 40 bones.

I would be excited, but I made a personal promise to not buy any more bourbon *tear* until i get a job, since i spent more than 100 bucks on it this week, and i love the stuff, obviously, but without an income, its a bit out of proportion.

My logic says that if no one wanted it for six years, it should be there waiting for me in a couple of months.

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Kevin,

You're probably right. I've left a few things on some shelfs that I still have to go back for but after almost 30 years, I think they're safe.

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Famous last words...they're never safe. A half-dozen WT 12s...gone. A handful of Weller 107 L'villes...gone. 10 liters of old label Weller 12...gone. It only takes one enterprising lurker.

Not trying to fuel anyone's acquisition disorder. Just sayin'...

Regards,

Tim

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A handful of Weller 107 L'villes...gone. 10 liters of old label Weller 12...gone
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Add this one to the list, just got it.

pewter top

Date: 3-14-00

Barrel No: 8

Warehouse: F

Rick No: 49

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TBoner (Tim),

I don't think I would have left that many good bottles behind. Those are things I've rarely seen. In all my hunts, I've seen 1 WT12 and 1 WLWeller/L'ville.

Maybe we need to lead the lurkers astray...

I'll start...

Hey, I love that Beam 8 star. It's great. I buy every bottle I see and will gladly pay 5 times as much as the store is asking!!

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Oscar,

Nice dusty WTKS. I found a WTKS Pewter Top from 5/13/97 today

Is there a magnetic polar field between pewter and you?:grin:

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