"This could be the bourbon bargain of the year! Have you tried Wild Turkey's Jimmy Russell 70th Anniversary Bourbon yet? Is it living up to the hype? Share your tasting experiences and let’s discuss why this could be the bourbon steal of the year!"
I got my brother a bottle, and one for myself. I tried his before i opened mine since im not a huge turkey fan, so wasnt sure i was going to like it or not. After trying his, no doubt i was going to be opening mine. Its damn good. Weird. Says the video was posted 10hours ago, but this pinned comment 16 hours ago. How the comment is 6 hrs older than the video is pretty weird haha.
Bought a bottle last weekend for 49.99. It was bundled with Kentucky Owl Batch 12 for 79.99. Returned yesterday and bought the same bundle. Only one word to describe the 70th Anniversary: DELICIOUS! Gets my vote for bourbon of the year, based on the price value alone.
By far the best bargain with lots of flavors!!! Been looking for this for a while but couldn’t find anywhere. Went to Costco and found 7 bottles left on shelf. Bought two bottles and tasted right away, and LOVED it. Went back to Costco and picked up all 5 left. This will be my daily supper for a while. 🥃 cheers
I was able to pick up a bottle at Wild Turkey last Saturday. Jimmy was in the gift shop and signed it for me. He was super friendly taking time to talk with people as he signed.
Man it’s a great bottle! I shared some with my grandpa and he loved it. It brought back some old fond memories for him. Great for experienced drinkers and newcomers as well. Fantastic stuff especially for the money.
Yes, I caught that too. Although, I wouldn’t be surprised at all to find flavors similar to ancho in a bottle of bourbon. Anchos are sweet, earthy and slightly fruity with notes of raisin, prune and tobacco. But they aren’t green
First and most important, congratulations on the charity drive! As for the Wild Turkey 70th Anniversary, you talked me into it. I just ordered two and I’m also a Wild Turkey fan so looking forward to it. Really like your show.
Got a bottle last week and opened it up last night- love it! Need a backup bottle now. Only wish it would have been released at the distillery last month when we visited so I could have had Jimmy sign it. I did, however, have him sign a barrel head- it was great meeting the Legend!
Picked up a bottle last week after seeing this review. I myself like the WT 101 and this 70th Anniversary edition took it to a whole new level. Great buy!
I am NOT a Wild Turkey fan, not because of anything other than it is what my grandfather had in the cabinet and I considered It to be cheap rotgut. Man did this change my mind. Such a great nose, mouth and finish. It’s a total banger for sure. Cheers to Jimmy!
Kurt nailed it. The oak note on this bottle is phenomenal. I'm so glad they priced it like they did. Could have easily put it out there as a 100-120 bottle and people would have bought it. I snagged 2 when I found it without having tasted it and think it's a great bottle and a perfect example of what the bourbon world needs rn
I just got a bottle today because of your recommendation and taking my first sip now: just like you said, really good. Smooth and complex at the same time. Cheers!
Ready for that Sagamore 9 year old review. I scooped a bottle and thought it was phenomenal. Absolutely love the extra oak on it. Way better than the already great 8 year.
god bless wild turkey for making AMAZING bourbons for such great prices. i went soooo long not giving it a chance because back before i knew anything about whiskey i tried old crow and for some reason always thought wild turkey was trash on the level of old crow. I've never been more wrong. I've spent double or triple on bourbons that can't hold a candle to 101 or rare breed. thanks for turning me on to wild turkey.
I guess you guys are Hoosiers. Me too, but I haven't lived there for over 40 years. My mom was a surgical RN who worked at Riley for a while. I now live in Ohio which is an alcohol desert, so I have to visit my sister and brother west of Indy to shop for whiskey.
Happy travels to Oregon, the Whiskey community here is incredible. Westward has a great new space in the newly renovated airport. The Scotch Lodge & Multnomah Whiskey Library are great places to check out if you have extra time!
I love this channel and I love the app I downloaded the app a week or 2 ago and I’m so happy keeping track of my collection and my wish list. Started with 5 then 12 then 16 now 20 bottles. Thank you 🙏
thx Guys, great review!!! I just purchased at Total Wine store in Myrtle Beach, SC area after watching this video, purchased for $55 less $5 rewards I had so net $50. Cant wait to try in a few days
Thank you for all you do and I will love to try some Wild Turkey soon! I called the wine shoppe in Troy Michigan and they already sold out. But they took my number for the next delivery soon!
Good luck, I just got done hunting around Detroit and the only place I found it is asking $130. They can keep it, fortunately I found it in California.
A couple weeks ago I was at my local for a bottle of Buffalo Trace and spotted one of these on the shelf behined the counter. It was $59.99 so I bought it. Glad a did, a great pour. Cheers.
I love that 70th Anniversary Bottle!! I think at that proof and at 8 Year min, it is the best price of 2024!!! Cheers to the "Godfather", Not Grandfather LOL
I got it about a month ago on the first run, was spectacular. I finished it a week ago. If they would make that available all the time it would be in my cabinet always.
From what ive seen, the 70th anniversary is a blend of 8yr and 9yr barrels from jimmys favorite rickhouses. Also, i think its better when yoy do reivews after the bottles been open for a bit. Makes the review more accurate for what its going to be opposed to the neck pour.
I was hoping you were going to do a review of this bottle. After searching unsuccessfully for several weeks, I finally managed to pick one up a couple of weeks ago. Then, unexpectedly, I was able to get a backup yesterday. It really is a great bottle and I was so happy to see that they didn't give it a $200 price tag.
Hello I live in Portland, and was wondering if the westward distillery is going to air your show and if there is a way come there to see your show live Thank you
Dropped last week at our ABC store for 45.00, there are no limits on bottles. I bought 3 bottles, and they're still on the shelf. We were told that they should be relatively available.
Fantastic pour, especially for $50! I bunkered 3 of them. The only place I've seen these in Michigan so far is at various Meijer stores - haven't seen it in a liquor store yet.
I'm kicking myself for not grabbing more than one when I saw three at Meijer. I did manage to find a bottle at a liquor store in Plymouth yesterday. Glad I was able to get a backup.
Someone needs to teach Trenton about inflation. (11:45) $50 in the "60s & 70s" was NOT a "working man's" bottle of whiskey...since that equates to a $400+ bottle today.
i bought 3 of these 70th anniversary bottles because its just too good, and they wont be around long. gotta have a backup for the backup lol. FOR THE PRICE IT IS STELLAR
Guess I’ll pour a Russell’s 10 and watch. Love infusing a stick of vanilla in the 10 year for a few weeks. In laws just brought in green chilis from NM 🍻
I drank WT101 since 78. I saw no need for anything else as it was spot on the best. That faded in the 2000s. I have several bottles of the 70th. It seems a bit softer than the current shelf bottle. I added a splash of RR SiB to the 70th and it took me back to the 90s WT101. One friend said he thought the current shelfer was better than the 70th. Another said he couldn't tell the difference. I don't think the 70th has the 10-14yo juice in it as the original AN8 did. I think they grabbed barrels that were exactly 8yo and dumped them to match current profile. Recently scored a 1983 unopened decanter. Hopefully it's every bit as good as I remember and wasn't subjected to extreme temps.
Did anyone else notice the " orb" that came out of the glass in front of Trenton, moved right to left, then back left to right? At the 16-second mark of video.
Wow, that's the lowest I've heard of. It's $43.19 +tax here, but passed on it, for many better options at better price. Got multiple JD BP 129.5P for exact same price. Found a WT 101 dusty $22.50, which is probably as good or better than this. Still Austin BP $42.50
Is it better than Rare Breed? I get that they are different, but they are the same price point for me, so is it worth camping out for this one instead of getting a Rare Breed?
"This could be the bourbon bargain of the year! Have you tried Wild Turkey's Jimmy Russell 70th Anniversary Bourbon yet? Is it living up to the hype? Share your tasting experiences and let’s discuss why this could be the bourbon steal of the year!"
I got my brother a bottle, and one for myself. I tried his before i opened mine since im not a huge turkey fan, so wasnt sure i was going to like it or not. After trying his, no doubt i was going to be opening mine. Its damn good.
Weird. Says the video was posted 10hours ago, but this pinned comment 16 hours ago. How the comment is 6 hrs older than the video is pretty weird haha.
I had it last night and couldn't agree more! Excellent pour.
@@JayMannStuffToo many videos on this. Just do some research.
Bought a bottle last weekend for 49.99. It was bundled with Kentucky Owl Batch 12 for 79.99. Returned yesterday and bought the same bundle. Only one word to describe the 70th Anniversary: DELICIOUS! Gets my vote for bourbon of the year, based on the price value alone.
By far the best bargain with lots of flavors!!! Been looking for this for a while but couldn’t find anywhere. Went to Costco and found 7 bottles left on shelf. Bought two bottles and tasted right away, and LOVED it. Went back to Costco and picked up all 5 left. This will be my daily supper for a while. 🥃 cheers
I was able to pick up a bottle at Wild Turkey last Saturday. Jimmy was in the gift shop and signed it for me. He was super friendly taking time to talk with people as he signed.
Oh, that's really cool! Nice!
Jimmy is the Best w people. He is the King. We have to protect him at all costs
Hey I was there on Saturday too!
I got two also there Jimmy and his wife signed it
Damn lucky you.... we were there 2 weeks ago (17th) and it wasnt for sale. Only pours. Got mine coming soon pre order in the mail.
For $50, it’s quintessential Wild Turkey. Just really enjoyable stuff. I’m happy they didn’t ask $80+ for it.
Nailed it!
I will have to look for it. I but here in Alabama it will probably be $68+
After looking for a month, I had to pay $70 to get it. Worth it IMO.
While normal 101 is a blend of 6-8 year old barrels, the anniversary is a blend of 8-9 year old juice.
Man it’s a great bottle! I shared some with my grandpa and he loved it. It brought back some old fond memories for him. Great for experienced drinkers and newcomers as well. Fantastic stuff especially for the money.
Lol, Ancho Chile is a dried pablano. It's not green when dried. I just found that funny.
Yes, I caught that too. Although, I wouldn’t be surprised at all to find flavors similar to ancho in a bottle of bourbon. Anchos are sweet, earthy and slightly fruity with notes of raisin, prune and tobacco.
But they aren’t green
Haha, just checked the charity site. Going to reach the goal BEFORE the livestream! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
First and most important, congratulations on the charity drive! As for the Wild Turkey 70th Anniversary, you talked me into it. I just ordered two and I’m also a Wild Turkey fan so looking forward to it. Really like your show.
It’s a buy and buy again. My new go to, needs to be available all the time
It is in Japan. And for under $30.....damn.....
Got a bottle last week and opened it up last night- love it! Need a backup bottle now. Only wish it would have been released at the distillery last month when we visited so I could have had Jimmy sign it. I did, however, have him sign a barrel head- it was great meeting the Legend!
Rare breed. Love the nose. Sooo good. Especially the third dram.
Wondered when this review would come up! I love this bottle and it's made to think Jimmy has been at Wild Turkey for 70 YEARS!
They need to bring that 12 year back to the states …. I was just in a Japan a couple months ago and it only cost me 55 bucks to buy there….. delicious
Congratulations on hitting your goal!!! What an amazing thing y'all are doing for charity
Picked up a bottle last week after seeing this review. I myself like the WT 101 and this 70th Anniversary edition took it to a whole new level. Great buy!
I hope you guys make the goal + more.
I picked one up a few weeks ago in Tx for $43! For that money I’ll buy it all day. Same with Rare Breed. All day, every day!
I am NOT a Wild Turkey fan, not because of anything other than it is what my grandfather had in the cabinet and I considered It to be cheap rotgut. Man did this change my mind. Such a great nose, mouth and finish. It’s a total banger for sure. Cheers to Jimmy!
Kurt nailed it. The oak note on this bottle is phenomenal. I'm so glad they priced it like they did. Could have easily put it out there as a 100-120 bottle and people would have bought it. I snagged 2 when I found it without having tasted it and think it's a great bottle and a perfect example of what the bourbon world needs rn
We were able to get ours at Wild Turkey the day of release and have Jimmy Russell sign our bottles. Cool experience.
You guys expressed my sentiments as well. Love this bottle!
I just got a bottle today because of your recommendation and taking my first sip now: just like you said, really good. Smooth and complex at the same time. Cheers!
Always a stash in the center console 😂
Ready for that Sagamore 9 year old review. I scooped a bottle and thought it was phenomenal. Absolutely love the extra oak on it. Way better than the already great 8 year.
Love that Kyle left in Trenton's threat at the end lol
I lmao at that part😂😂😂
Just bought 20 raffle. It is a great cause and glad we can help.
god bless wild turkey for making AMAZING bourbons for such great prices. i went soooo long not giving it a chance because back before i knew anything about whiskey i tried old crow and for some reason always thought wild turkey was trash on the level of old crow. I've never been more wrong. I've spent double or triple on bourbons that can't hold a candle to 101 or rare breed. thanks for turning me on to wild turkey.
So happy I ran into a bottle and got it for under 50 bucks (47) … I’m a Turkey lover, and this is a great bottle with a cool meaning!!
I guess you guys are Hoosiers. Me too, but I haven't lived there for over 40 years. My mom was a surgical RN who worked at Riley for a while. I now live in Ohio which is an alcohol desert, so I have to visit my sister and brother west of Indy to shop for whiskey.
If I find it, it’s a definite buy for me at that price. Can’t wait for the Riley’s livestream. 🎉
Just got this the other day and absolutely love it and agree it is absolutely worth the $50 price tag! I will be buying more to squirrel away!
Crushable. My bottle was gone in 3 weeks.
Excellent use of your outreach! Congratulations gentlemen and thank you.
I got my 2 cracking this weekend. Let’s go!!!
Happy travels to Oregon, the Whiskey community here is incredible. Westward has a great new space in the newly renovated airport. The Scotch Lodge & Multnomah Whiskey Library are great places to check out if you have extra time!
I was sipping Russells 13 while Jimmy signed my bottle! Now thats a Wild Turkey Experience.
Just got a back up to my back up. Love it.
I love this channel and I love the app I downloaded the app a week or 2 ago and I’m so happy keeping track of my collection and my wish list. Started with 5 then 12 then 16 now 20 bottles. Thank you 🙏
Been looking for this for a couple weeks now.
This is a quintessential bottle of wild turkey.
Have not delved into WT very much yet, but got a couple of these for $42 here in Chicago, might be getting another two. These would make a great gift!
I tried it and bought a backup right away. Great video, gents. I also bought some tickets. Thank you for giving back!
thx Guys, great review!!! I just purchased at Total Wine store in Myrtle Beach, SC area after watching this video, purchased for $55 less $5 rewards I had so net $50. Cant wait to try in a few days
Thank you for all you do and I will love to try some Wild Turkey soon! I called the wine shoppe in Troy Michigan and they already sold out. But they took my number for the next delivery soon!
Good luck, I just got done hunting around Detroit and the only place I found it is asking $130. They can keep it, fortunately I found it in California.
this was so good that i literally drank half of the bottle, the first day, plus a few sips of 101.
A couple weeks ago I was at my local for a bottle of Buffalo Trace and spotted one of these on the shelf behined the counter. It was $59.99 so I bought it. Glad a did, a great pour. Cheers.
I love that 70th Anniversary Bottle!! I think at that proof and at 8 Year min, it is the best price of 2024!!! Cheers to the "Godfather", Not Grandfather LOL
Was able to buy 4 raffle tickets , not much but its what i can do and am happy to help!
Hoping to find one. Love the 101.
I picked one up 2 weeks ago and another yesterday but have not tried yet .... Tonight is the night Thanks
I got it about a month ago on the first run, was spectacular. I finished it a week ago. If they would make that available all the time it would be in my cabinet always.
I’m a big fan. I think the 70th is great. Huntin for a backup.
Looking forward to this bottle, I love regular 101 and Rare Breed
wish we could find some new release here in Switzerland ! Love what’s your doing guys
From what ive seen, the 70th anniversary is a blend of 8yr and 9yr barrels from jimmys favorite rickhouses. Also, i think its better when yoy do reivews after the bottles been open for a bit. Makes the review more accurate for what its going to be opposed to the neck pour.
I was hoping you were going to do a review of this bottle. After searching unsuccessfully for several weeks, I finally managed to pick one up a couple of weeks ago. Then, unexpectedly, I was able to get a backup yesterday. It really is a great bottle and I was so happy to see that they didn't give it a $200 price tag.
Hello I live in Portland, and was wondering if the westward distillery is going to air your show and if there is a way come there to see your show live
Thank you
Dropped last week at our ABC store for 45.00, there are no limits on bottles. I bought 3 bottles, and they're still on the shelf. We were told that they should be relatively available.
I have 5 of these and will probably end up with 10. People are sleeping in this one.
I just picked up 2 of these at the distillery today, can’t wait to try it when I get back to Fort McMurray Canada
Good morning ! Enjoying ☕️ watching from Louisiana 🦞
Great, now I know what I’m doing with my spare time the next few days until I find a few or maybe one.
Got my bottle from distillery and jimmy signed it such a humble guy
Great price, great juice!
A few Patel Cartel stores here in N/NW Illinois are $69.99 while the grocery stores are 43.99.
Wild Turkey never a favorite but agree this is really good. Probably my favorite of the WT products I have tried. Really good value
Hope to find a bottle. Great review
Picked up 2 bottles @ $60 each over the weekend. Looking forward to trying it this weekend!
Fantastic pour, especially for $50! I bunkered 3 of them. The only place I've seen these in Michigan so far is at various Meijer stores - haven't seen it in a liquor store yet.
I'm kicking myself for not grabbing more than one when I saw three at Meijer. I did manage to find a bottle at a liquor store in Plymouth yesterday. Glad I was able to get a backup.
I LOVE WILD TURKEY! Haven't seen this for under $99 now. ???
Bought 4 of these at $50 a pop. Absolutely perfect at its price point.
WT 12, on a package deal, is 151 otd from overseas. If you go local, the Neat Bottle Shop
in Louisville has them…
Solid review. I just picked up a couple bottles from BevMo for $60. Very tasty, I think.
I've been waiting for this review since this bottle dropped
Someone needs to teach Trenton about inflation. (11:45) $50 in the "60s & 70s" was NOT a "working man's" bottle of whiskey...since that equates to a $400+ bottle today.
Such a great pour
I got 3….
1 to drink, a backup, and one to hold 😂
i bought 3 of these 70th anniversary bottles because its just too good, and they wont be around long. gotta have a backup for the backup lol. FOR THE PRICE IT IS STELLAR
Well worth the extra $30 over regular wt101. Glad it was readily available as well
Guess I’ll pour a Russell’s 10 and watch. Love infusing a stick of vanilla in the 10 year for a few weeks. In laws just brought in green chilis from NM 🍻
Got a bottle last Allocated Friday here in Ktown, one bottle left, really a great find,hints of 101 but sweeter!! Very good !
Bought 2 for myself just sitting on the shelf at my local liquor store. Fair priced juice
I drank WT101 since 78. I saw no need for anything else as it was spot on the best. That faded in the 2000s. I have several bottles of the 70th. It seems a bit softer than the current shelf bottle. I added a splash of RR SiB to the 70th and it took me back to the 90s WT101. One friend said he thought the current shelfer was better than the 70th. Another said he couldn't tell the difference. I don't think the 70th has the 10-14yo juice in it as the original AN8 did. I think they grabbed barrels that were exactly 8yo and dumped them to match current profile.
Recently scored a 1983 unopened decanter. Hopefully it's every bit as good as I remember and wasn't subjected to extreme temps.
Did anyone else notice the " orb" that came out of the glass in front of Trenton, moved right to left, then back left to right? At the 16-second mark of video.
Wild Turkey is the best 🦃💯💪🏽
Need to get a bottle of this
Been waiting for this review for a week now so I can finally crack mine open while I watch this
Trent’s been watching too much Scarface 🤣😂
We are visiting Wild Turkey distillery on Friday. Hoping this will be available for purchase there.
Went there in late September. Very limited supply at the time. Zero at the distillery when I went.
8 year is great. 12 year is in a class by itself
It not available over here in Ohio yet, but I'm definitely gonna pick this one up when I can!
Local grocery store on sale for $42.99. BIN
Wow, that's the lowest I've heard of. It's $43.19 +tax here, but passed on it, for many better options at better price.
Got multiple JD BP 129.5P for exact same price.
Found a WT 101 dusty $22.50, which is probably as good or better than this.
Still Austin BP $42.50
Just picked up my bottle at my local Costco for $44. Looking forward to tasting this one.
Hey Trenton I’m pretty sure ancho chilies are red 😂
Is it better than Rare Breed? I get that they are different, but they are the same price point for me, so is it worth camping out for this one instead of getting a Rare Breed?
Stopped at Total Wine in Sugarland TX today on the way home. 46.99 per bottle. Bought two. Tasty Stuff
Is this supposed to be everywhere? Cheers all!
I've been trying to find this in the Denver area but haven't had an luck yet
Same here Total Wine had it late last week but sold out
They were sold out of it at the distillery today. Bought a pour at the bar and was underwhelmed. The Rare Breed had more complexity and flavors.