Russell's Reserve Single Rickhouse Bourbon Review!
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Review: 02:47
Comparison: 07:42
Final Breakdown: 13:05
The inaugural release, Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse Camp Nelson C, features liquid from only 72 barrels from the now dismantled, seven-story rickhouse, Camp Nelson C. Built in 1946 and decommissioned in 2021, Camp Nelson C became a treasured rickhouse of Wild Turkey Distilling Co. Situated on top of a hill and next to the Kentucky River, the warehouse was made from timber and clad with tin to naturally control internal temperatures, with space for air to circulate and allow the barrels to breathe during the aging process. Aged for over 10 years, this limited release of non-chill filtered bourbon was bottled at 112.4 barrel proof and priced at $250.
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Great review. I have seen these on secondary for 700 and they sat. Prices have dropped down to 600 and they are still sitting. The people posting them literally have cases available and I'm glad that no one is buying.
I love Wild Turkey and always respected them for not having crazy prices but 250 retail is nuts
When the label for this was spotted on the TTB, I was excited. The idea of an annual release exploring various rickhouses is really interesting. I figured with the pricing of RR13, it'd probably be priced about the same, maybe a touch more for novelty. Then the press release dropped with the $250 price tag, and although I consider myself a Turkey fanboy, I'd pass on this even if I saw it for MSRP.
That price tag was sobering.
Saw one tonight in Navarre,fl for $499.00 I will just buy wt101 I really don’t care what magical Rick house it comes from.
I totally agree that I wish distilleries would release a larger quantity at smaller sizes (375ml) for their rare/hyper-allocated bottles. It would give a lot more people the ability to actually try different things. There are too many bottles that I have come to accept that I will never be able to try unless I pay obscene secondary prices for.
RR Store Picks are my go to for Rare bourbons! You cannot beat the value in the bottle.
I just got this bottle last night, I paid 266$ plus tax but when I tasted it, I wasn’t sad to have paid the price, of course I wish it was a more affordable bottle, but the flavors from this bottle is just incredible. To be able to have this and of course share this with other people which I did last night was amazing,as you always say it’s not about the whiskey but the people you share it with, I definitely think this was a score on my part to be in the right place at the right time!
Rewatching a year later! I’ve acquired a couple of bottles for 225.00 each about six months ago and it’s my favorite pour!! Cheers! As always love the history!
I wish more LEs were released in 375ml or 200ml bottles!
Pleasantly surprised after buying my first bottle of rare breed this past weekend.
I have a 2014 Russells pick that is one of the honey barrels... its easily in the top 3 whiskeys ive ever had. Its so dark, jammy, and fruity that i call it Russells Preserves.
Even if I could find it at retail, I’d pass. There is no way this is worth even $250. Too bad that even WT has gone viral and overpriced. Thank You Jason. It’s still interesting to watch your take. I’ll stick to RR single barrel picks. BTAC is $130, albeit impossible to find.
Love the effort to put all the Wild Turkey bottles in your background
I’m still trying to get my hands on the 13 🤦🏻♂️
The marketing suits are always on the lookout for a story that adds scarcity to a bourbon. Maybe an old cooper dude retires (ole Micky Johnson) and you know what? the barrels he made were just THE BEST. Just something magical about those barrels he made...
Never even saw 13. I was willing to pay upto $150. But I am not a collector, just like drinking good whisky... $250 is just way too high. This needed to be 15+ years.
RR SiBs are good enough for me. If I get lucky I'd take one, until then I'll happily drink my SiBs.
I was lucky enough to try this at a bar and absolutely loved it, and honestly think it’s better than RR13.
I agree with you. Make it a 375mL & charge $100.
Appreciate you, Jason. You've built up our trust. That's huge. Saving some of us $250 or helping us decide where we might spend our hard-earned coin. Cheers.
Love it brother. Well done. I am a huge WT fan. RR13 is one of my all time favorites. I gotta admit, if I saw one for retail, I would buy it. Thanks for the content, Jason. Sorry about your Mets (but happy for my Braves) Keep kickin ass, bro.
Been following you for a bit on the tubes and I appreciate your flavor profile and your videos are straightforward. One thing I request, KEEP THE "DID YOU KNOW" coming! Gives me old Pop-up Video feels. Very nostalgic and informative! I'd watch more with the trivia! Cheers!
I wonder how it compares to Wild Turkey Masters Keep One 🦃
I got mine in Texas last week for $259 plus tax. Excited to try it,
RR13 > Single RH, enough said
If the crazy $250+ retail prices lead to a decline in crazy flipping / secondary I can a actually get behind that. At least the distilleries who actually make the juice get my money vs the random flipper.
Really appreciate the extra effort of involving history in your content. I'm with you on corporate decisions made in a hot bull market
Appreciate the review. Was really wondering what the excitement was about this release. You have clarified what I expected. Really good but to pricey. Russell 13 is probably the best turkey I've had.
Keep the reviews coming JC.
Your reviews mean a lot to the real bourbon aficionados.
Thanks KW
Thanks for the honest review. My dream bottle is the 13.
Back on track! An excellent and honest review! Thank you!
I like the 375 idea. Are you going to review the 2022/ KE RR13 release? I love it and think it is significantly different than last year’s releases.
Great video buddy! Sounds amazing, but I think you're spot on in your final assessment. I was really hoping this one would be on the table at DJ's meetup, but was not. Did get to try the Unforgotten. Look forward to your thoughts on that one! Keep the great Turkey content coming!
I’ve been in the Patreon for awhile now and I was lucky enough to get the “Look at the Birdie” pick Jason is talking about, it truly is my favorite pick. I have at least a dozen picks from M&J and it’s by far my favorite. The group is so big now I doubt I’ll ever get anything like this again but I’m at least happy I’ve got to experience that. ALL HAIL THE TURKEY!!! Cheers.
Love the review. I have the 13 and RB. Had the SB Select. The SB Select is still my #1. Soooo damn good! The Russell's/WT line as a whole are my favorites.
Had some today; not a $250 bottle. Def spicy, medium viscosity, a little smoke and oak. I’ve had some RR single barrels that are better.
Thanks so much for the review. It sounds absolutely amazing. Wish more people had an opportunity to experience this one for sure. I am keeping my fingers crossed
Appreciate the review of a hard to find Turkey whiskey.
Thank u Jason
FFFFFFFFFFF ........ 250 Retail ! Good Lord , I love me some Turkey , but come on ...... I kinda felt like 13 would be hard to beat . I think this is a hard pass and I do not like this direction for Wild Turkey . Turkey has always been the Bourbon of the people . They keep this up and that will change pretty quickly . Cheers Jason 🥃
Ohhh been waiting for your review on this. Thanks for all the hard work you do there brother!
Great review. Your Final Breakdown was spot on…. 🥃🥃
I really like your suggestion to make this a 375 and lower the price to make it more available...I have a Dewar's 32 year that they sold as a 375 just to lower the entry fee and it was amazing...I really wish for some of these limited releases that they would sell the smaller bottles. Still trying to find the 13 year or the single rickhouse...its a longshot for sure.
Yay! Yet another bottle none of us will ever see.
Always a wealth of knowledge shared...and it's always appreciated.
Respect as a fellow Mets fan! Great content as always.
Great review. I to love myself some turkey. Contemplating on Sivan my pennies to purchase this one.
Great idea! Share the WT!
Local store just put six bottles of each on the shelf with no limit! I didn’t know much about either or pricing. They had the Rickhouse for 300.00 and the guy told me the RR13 was scanning for 130.00 I bought the RR13 went home and tried it that night and loved it! Went back the next morning to get another possibly two more bottles and apparently it was scanning wrong and it’s now 300.00:( at least I got one at a great price!!
Great review and comparisons amongst the Turkeys. Cheers!
I'll never see this juice and likely will never taste it, but I appreciate Jason not sugarcoating his feelings about the ridiculous markup by Wild Turkey. A worrying trend continues in the bourbon world.
Unfortunately these jacked up markups are probably the only thing that’s gonna slow secondary down at this point. The Scotch distilleries figured this out already pretty successfully. It kinda sucks but its better than secondary if you’re someone who actually drinks the stuff.
Yeah, I would love to have glass of it, but I definitely won’t go hunting for it. The Russels Reserve Single Barrel is one of my all-time-favourite Bourbons, and it’s bad enough that I have to hunt for a bottle of it here in Germany.
And I love your suggestion that distilleries would release a larger quantity at smaller sizes, so that more people had the chance of drinking(!) those special releases.
To be honest, I’m sick and tired of hunting for a special bottle of Bourbon. My absolute favourite Bourbon is Stagg Jr (I don’t buy the super pricey bottles), and it’s nearly impossible for me to get my hands on it without ruining myself.
You have to buy it on secondary market, and currently someone is offering a bottle of Stagg Jr for 1360 Euro on eBay in Germany. That’s just absolutely ridiculous ..
Bourbon is officially a rich boy wanna be cool hobby now. Boooooooo says the real ones
Unfortunately, that’s absolutely true. When I started drinking Bourbon, no one gave a flying f about it, my friends laughed at me because Scotch was „the shit“ and Bourbon a weird drink .. Now I can’t get my hands on my favourite Bourbons while those damn flippers are making real money with selling it on secondary market.
Now my wealthy friends are collecting the hyper-allocated Bourbons, they don’t drink it, it‘s just a damn status symbol standing on the shelf. Don’t get me wrong, I‘m quite happy for the distilleries, but damn, I hate this trend with a passion ..
Fantastic review and contents as always Jason. Russell's is def my jam but if ya have to choose between RR SR-C and RR13 and $$$ this made the decision easier
Wearing that hat loud and proud in Ohio this week! Rise up baby!!
Great one here Jason, well done.
Jason, For me nothing more enjoyable than tasting the same whiskey along with you ( or Matt Porter), really satisfying because I can identify with you both on a tasting. That said with all do respect, finding too many reviews on unobtainable whiskies or finished bourbon/rye. Not that they don’t have a place but as a traditional bourbon and rye drinker I’d like more emphasis on those. Please remember us average “Joes” and give us some blinds on easy to find and affordable bourbon and rye without any added jazz/finish where it’s no longer bourbon or rye but a did different whiskey altogether. Ive always connected with your flavor profile but lately find I’m losing you to juice I can’t obtain or afford or both so why watch your review on what I’ll never have the chance to taste. Affordable but mostly available is what I’m looking for otherwise what’s the point. . Or maybe I’m in the minority of your viewers and so just ignore my observation and I’ll go quietly to my modest whiskey cabinet each night and be happy not drinking Pappy. Still a fan and will continue to mention you to store clerks and friends who know their bourbon and rye. I wish you continued success. Stay true to yourself and don’t forget us regular “Joes” on your rise to whisky youtube fame.
I agree. It's something I've been cognizant of lately. I will be bringing back what's on the shelf Wednesday each week. It's just tough with all the releases in the fall. But yes. More available whisky will be featured each week. Short vids will be more for the big releases. But I agree with you especially seeing how these big releases haven't been much better than the regular shelfers lately
Bottom line: It ain't worth the asking price.
It seems more a corporate move but this really should be priced below Master's Keep and I'm ok with pricing over the 13 as every year will vary in profile and experience.
Thanks Jason for keeping it real.
For a turkey fan, I had a great week this week. Found Single Rick and RR13 at retail price within a few days of each other. I had to scoop em up, at least once, to try. Maybe it’s not worth it, but what the fair price on experiences?!
Would luv to get one at retail 😢, ❤️ Turkey, great tasting notes, ranking & info as always 👍, note - Luving Barrel King 🤩
Lol, the 2ndairy price just went down...
I’m in S. Fl. Rickhouse secondary is $399 by me.
All for 375ml and $100 agree
I was lucky and got 2 bottles of these last week here in Florida
Big fan but price is out for me love the turkey though something has to be really exclusive for me to purchase at this price point for what I feel you get 13 would hit me limit. Good review dude
For $250 retail, this should be a no-brainer, knock-it-out-of-the-park, Bourbon of the Year candidate. And I get Rare Breed for $45! The Rickhouse should BLOW these others out of the water! If it doesn't? Pass.
I’m with you with the EH Taylor comparison. When I saw this bottle I had two thoughts. 1: absolutely love the label design 2: ohh know, hope turkey isn’t jumping the shark like BT with their nonsense Taylor releases
I don't think I would go for the 375ml for 100. 75 maybe. I totally agree with getting it into more peoples hands to try, but still pricing it with WTMK seems bonkers.
A spicy meat-aball? That sounds good!
So single barrels are better is what I’m getting ;)
I am on strike against ridiculous whisky prices. Too much good whisky for a lot less. The economy the next few years will probably help adjust prices to a more reasonable level.
Excited to try my 2oz sample I have on the way and do my own 4 way blind. I feel like my results will be similar to yours but curious to see how it shakes out.
Working a possible trade, Rickhouse for a Blanton’s Gold!
Was looking to find something like this today. End up picking up a angel’s envy store pick
I'm assuming you have the good batch 1 if the RR13? Mine was weak and almost flavorless. I was so disappointed in the rr13 batch 1
He may have a B3, which has Camp Nelson barrels in the blend.
I love in Ohio can I get a hefty sample to try with a drinking buddy? We love all Russell brands. We have been hunting for 13 but never had luck. Any info on getting either would be amazing. Thanks for all the content
"My Mets blew it" 🤣 classic!
At $250 I'm not even remotely interested. Ultimately it a bourbon which has very strict controls in it's creation process so the end result is not a huge variation in the possible flavors present. Too many expensive / rare products don't stand up well in true blind tests and I suspect the same would be true of this.
Awesome, honest review. I am also concerned about the special releases and hope they don't turn into exclusive tater bait. Cheers
Pretty cool to see all these against e other. I think if it wasn't WT you'd be a little more critical on the price to value. Seems more like a $150 release. Cheers!
Lots of CNC wild turkey Kentucky spirit shelfers out there too (10+!year 101)and I was told by Bo Garrett that there are shelfer RR sib from cnc as well. Unfortunately there’s no way to tell bc they don’t label Rickhouse info on rr shelfers
Lose a bet? Go Dirty Birds!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this bottle. I’m a big turkey fan. Although I was able to get RR13 batch LL/JL that something is just off to my pallet.
Would be great review if you were to compare the 3 RR13 batches side by side.
Great vid!
CNF is next!
Go Braves! Chop On!!!
Straight up maybe I dont understand the sell here .. but why would a single rick multiple barrel bourbon be better than just a single barrel pick? Seems like this is just a small batch bourbon with solid marketing.
Thanks for the review! I’d pass, not worth it to me at these prices. Be nice to have a pour at a decent price. I think my days of buying high price bottles is over, I just don’t see point with so many get options in the $70 range. Cheers!🥃
Was able to have a pour with a friend of mine. While i thought it was a very good pour, no way I pay 250 for it.
In the collectibles community we would call this a one off, or one shot
Turkey should be for Thursday.
Russell’s sp’s I have been passing on lately cause of the price hike to 85 to 100.
Must of been a hard video to make. Drinking a flight like that. I’d hate to have to do that.😅
I was interested until i heard the msrp
Preach!
What laser code is on the back of that 13?
Great review. Sounds like this one isn’t worth it. I won’t be chasing it. RR13 is hard to top for WT which is why I struggle with the master keeps even at their high price point. Last year the WTMK one was a horrible value for what you got
Most russells picks ive had i would pretty easily put over the 13 personally
Dude.... The Falcons and the Mets?? Come on, get with the champs... The Braves!! Chop on!!
any chance you would float a sample for a turkey fan??
375ml for $100 ftw!
So I bought the half g of knob and creek the other day because, aww shucks, they were out of the fifth, so the half g seems a little stronger with a much better taste so I'm assuming most people don't buy the big bottle is this why the difference because it's sat a little longer or not from a recent batch?
Knob Creek
The secret is out... Distilleries release a "limited whiskey" every year, charge a ton of $$$$, and see people go crazy. For me the RR 10 years is great, the RR SB can be wonderful. Paying 8 times the price of a RR 10 years for this "limited release", is too much for me. Can the difference in profile justify the price? Never.
For 250. Why not just buy 4 SiB from the same warehouse and blend them together.
I will stay with a Rare Breed ($45) or a store pick single barrel for $60!