Perfect Whisk(e)y to pair with X-mas Turkey ?

Wild Turkey.

@OlJas inevitable...

Hahaha!

I think I'd prefer a darkish beer as company to the bird myself

I'm told prosecco or champagne is a good pair.

I'm thinking a peaty cask strength single malt would be a good after dinner choice.

Yeah I know... red wine, prosecco, dark beer etc. Tried it with ll sorts of food & it's great, but this winter I want to try a malt or whiskey with dinner.

Personally I prefer a more 'gentle' spirit if I'm going to enjoy a whisk(e)y with a meal, or a cigar...Just recently discovered the Four Roses 'Yellow' label bourbon (40% abv, but has solid flavor).

A few others: Buffalo Trace, Evan Williams Single Barrel, George Dickel No 12, Oban 14 yr, Old Pulteney 12 yr, Ancnoc 12 yr, and MaCallan 10 yr Fine Oak.

The answer is in the turkey! Is it a stuffed one? Will you take it with gravy? With Cranberry Jelly? Will you cook it with orange slices on the skin? Or will you put a pound of butter Under that skin?

I'm only half serious. I would consider Four Roses single barrel as a high rye content Bourbon for tis mix of spices and floral notes and a Willett Family estate rye as a full rye for its ton of agrums. My Canadian choice would probably be Wiser's Legacy that delivers spices ,wood and fruits all together. As for Scotch, I think a Hazelburn would be great for its sweet buttery and herbal flavor or I would go for a classic Glenlivet, it may not sound sexy but I'm pretty sure it would be a great mix with a stuffed turkey.

If you are more the Cranberry type with a stuffing full of dry fruits and if you have access to rare stuff, what about some Parker's Heritage. I only have tasted once but, as I remember it, it seems like the perfect X-mas Whiskey.

The immortal @whiskyshiba, a deceased member of connosr, used to tell the story of how he caught his wife marinating their Christmas turkey in George T. Stagg bourbon, she thinking it was just another random bottle of bourbon in his cabinet. @whiskyshiba reported that it was the best Christmas turkey he had ever had.

@Jules, I think that your Weller 12 yo would go nicely with any poultry.

I'd be inclined to select Amrut Intermediate Sherry Matured, or William Larue Weller. I also agree with @Robert99 that Wiser's Legacy would be a good choice.

@Victor Maybe in those days Stagg was cheaper and easier to come by... Just because something is good doesn't mean you can't cook with it.

My favourite rum for Flambé bananas is Smith and Cross.

@Nozinan, no it was a total accident, and @whiskyshiba was horrified, at first. Stagg wasn't easy to get then either.

@Victor :-D That Old Weller12 is finished, my good friend !

The almost empty bottle kept crying out to me.. (in a non alcohol-abuse kind of way, I should add...)

But yes, basting the Turkey in THAT would have been a stroke of genius! Have to see if I can source some more, as they stopped production if I remember correctly.

Glenfiddich 12yo...bird needs floral!