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Russell's Reserve

A collection of 6 posts

Russell's Reserve 15 Year Old Bourbon Review

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Russell's Reserve 15 Year Old Bourbon Review

The nose is brooding and dark with a crispy foundation of chocolaty barrel char slathered in notes of dark berry jam, orange marmalade, and overcooked caramel. It's one of the more intense Wild Turkey noses I've experienced.

Russell's Reserve Single Rickhouse Camp Nelson F Review

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Russell's Reserve Single Rickhouse Camp Nelson F Review

Despite an MSRP jump of $50 from last year's already wallet-wounding price point, it's still a helluva bourbon. It's also priced to claim a piece of the secondary market pie.

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Introducing Russell’s Reserve 13 Year Old Bourbon

Straight up and straight out of the Commonwealth of Kentucky comes one of the boldest, yet smooth, limited-edition bourbons ever. Honoring the family ties that bind, Eddie Russell is introducing Russell’s Reserve 13 Year Old, a 114.8-proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon.

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The Redo: Russell’s Reserve Barrel Pick

Two years ago, almost exactly to the day, the Bourbon & Banter team descended upon Louisville for our anniversary barrel pick trip. While we toured a lot of great places, the main focus of picking a private barrel of Russell’s Reserve – one of my favorite bourbons.

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Russell’s Reserve 2002 Review

I still feel that blind tasting is the best way to evaluate a whiskey, though my convictions are softening on that stance.

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Wild Turkey: The Best Private Barrel Pick Ever

Over the past decade of I’ve been extremely fortunate to be a part of nine different bourbon barrel pick trips. Some of my good fortune has been due to the relationships that I’ve developed, some have been due to me living in within a 2-hour drive of Louisville, and some has been just plain luck.