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Russell's Reserve 2002 Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Lot: 5043948

Russell's Reserve 2002 Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Winning Bid: £700

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Wild Turkey
Age: 
n/a
Vintage: 
2002
Region: 
Kentucky, USA
Bottler: 
Official
Cask Type: 
New Charred Oak
Bottled Strength: 
57.3%
Bottle Size: 
75cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Russell's Reserve 2002 Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon

The original batch of Russel's Reserve was bottled in 1998 in celebration of Wild Turkey Master Distiller, Jimmy Russell's 45th anniversary with the company, and it has since become a popular permanent brand of non-chill filtered bourbon from the distillery.

This was distilled in 2002 and bottled at barrel proof in 2018. It is one of 3640 bottles.

The Wild Turkey distillery, then known as Boulevard, was built in 1935 by the Ripy Brothers in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. The Wild Turkey brand name originated around 1941 when some, shared on a hunting trip, was referred to as "some of that wild turkey whiskey." It is distilled at bottled by the Austin Nicholls company and for many years they had sourced the whiskey from the Ripy's, but eventually bought the distillery from them in 1972, renaming it in the process. Of almost equal importance, the purchase of the distillery included the contract of legendary master distillery, Jimmy Russell, who started working there in 1954. His name is synonymous with the brand, and his son succeeded him 2015. In 2011 a new Wild Turkey distillery was built on the same site, replacing the original Ripy plant after 76 years.

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