Wild Turkey 101

I can't believe how good this bourbon is for the price, $16 here. I always have a bottle of this in the liquor cabinet and usually one to back it up. I think it gets a bad rap and gets scored lower because of it inexpensive price. I'd give it a solid 87. The 101 rye is even better an 89.

I really like higher proof whiskey and WT 101 is a good balanced whiskey.

This is a good bourbon for the price, $18-20 around here, this was one of the first whiskies that made me want to learn how to taste a whisk(e)y properly. An "82" is a proper result for this bourbon if not an 85. Great review by the way.

@valuewhisky, I'm sorry I forgot to mention an excellent review by the way. I like your callsign, I like it when I find a good whiskey that's also a good value.

Thanks for the comments, guys. That's what's great about Connosr, you get to see a range of scores. If I were trying to be objective, 85 would probably be fair. But I don't try, and I don't like it that much.

@valuewhisky - have you tried the WT 81? We can't get the 101 up here...I opened my bottle of 81 recent, and while I enjoyed the flavour, it seemed kind of anemic compared to my bottle of Old Forester Signature (which I actually find rather strong), and didn't have as nice of a nose. As the the two have very similar mash bills I'm toying the with idea of creating a 50/50 blend of WT 81 and OF 100, which would result in a 45.25% ABV bourbon. Thoughts?

I've dabbled a little bit in mixing, with mixed results (pun intended). First off, I haven't had WT81, and I haven't had OF100, but I've had the OF 86 proof (which is nasty). Going off what I know of WT101 and OF86, my guess is that mixing would tame the OF's hotness a bit, and add some background spice notes from the Turkey, and possibly result in something more drinkable... but maybe not ;-)

My official recommendation: try it in a small amount before committing! If you have any empty miniature bottles, those are good for experimental mixing, and you can let it meld together for a few days.