Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse (Camp Nelson C) bourbon review: A bourbon as unique as you'd hope, but it still can't justify a gaudy, $250 price point. whiskey bourbon cocktails
There’s no shortage of reasons why dyed-in-the-wool American whiskey geeks—especially people who got into the bourbon world before the hype cycle came to entirely revolve around Buffalo Trace—tend to have a great fondness for Wild Turkey. They make great bourbon and rye whiskey, for one,that arguably makes Wild Turkey the most unique of the major, old school Kentucky bourbon distilleries at a glance.
This newest limited release, however, is a whole new beast in a few key ways. The first in a new series of “Single Rickhouse” selections, Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse contains some of the last bourbon from a decommissioned rickhouse that is no more, allowing a rare look at Turkey history.
This isn’t really the topic I’d like to be discussing when it comes to this release, so I’ll leave it at that. Regardless, any Turkey fan will no doubt be excited to taste something from a specific Camp Nelson rickhouse, considering that the barrels aged at the Camp Nelson site have a reputation for being among the most unique and individualistic of WT’s lineup. This particular batch, as previously stated, has no age statement, and is bottled at a cask strength of 56.2% ABV .
On the palate, this one heads in a similar direction—first sweet, then spicy, earthy and oaky. The front end has some nice sweetness, and significant vanilla cream and caramel, followed by pipe tobacco savoriness and more powerful smoky char. Old oak impressions are slightly funky, and significantly tannic, certainly evoking the spirit of the rickhouse as was no doubt intended.
All in all, you can’t argue that the first of these Single Rickhouse releases is lacking in terms of individuality or unique characteristics. That’s something Wild Turkey almost always seems to do well. But I’m not even sure how superlative and delicious this release would need to be to genuinely justify its price tag. Suffice to say, although I like this, I still like the Russell’s Reserve 13 release more, and its initial release was 28% the price tag.
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