Founder: The Ripy Family
Year Founded: 1869
Distillery Location: Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Visitor Center:
The Wild Turkey Distillery
1525 Tyrone Road
Lawrenceburg, KY 40342
Tel: (502) 839-2182
Master Distiller / Blender: Jimmy Russell, Master Distiller
How you should drink it
- Straight
- On the rocks
- With a bit of water
- With club soda
- With ginger ale
- In cocktails (Tender Nob, The Black Demure, Malena, 81 Old Fashioned, Wild Turkey Mint Tea, The LiberTea, The 56 Julep, The Manhattan 101, Stone Sour, Jane Russell)
Fast Facts
- The bourbon has only been called Wild Turkey since 1940. Thomas McCarthy, an executive at the company, was told by some of his hunting buddies to bring some of that “wild turkey bourbon” on their next turkey hunt.
- Master Distiller Jimmy Russell has worked at the Wild Turkey Distillery since 1954.
Types of Wild Turkey Available
- Wild Turkey 81˚
- Wild Turkey 86.8˚
- Wild Turkey 8-Year-Old 101˚
- Wild Turkey 12-Year-Old 101˚
- Wild Turkey American Honey
- Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit
- Wild Turkey Rare Breed
- Russell’s Reserve 10-Year-Old
- Wild Turkey Straight Rye Whiskey
- Russell’s Reserve Rye
- Wild Turkey American Spirit
Wild Turkey goes back quite awhile.Wonder if those people that drank it way back when knew it still would be one of the best now in the year 2010? Straight out of the bottle Wild Turkey is still a treat.Tried it many times myself.
Wild Turkey American Honey is outstanding! One of the best of the sweet liquors to hit the market. If you haven’t tried it yet, treat yourself to some soon, you’ll be glad you did.