{"id":5020452225162,"title":"Wild Turkey 8 Years Old 1970's Era Excellent Tax Strip Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey","handle":"wild-turkey-8-years-old-1970s-era-excellent-tax-strip-kentucky-straight-bourbon-whiskey","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhiskey: Wild Turkey 8 Years Old 1970's Era Excellent Tax Strip Kentucky Straight Bourbon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an 8 year old 101 proof bottling of Wild Turkey from 1979 - the legendary bourbon from Austin Nichols.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp font-weight:=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder from the Largest \u0026amp; Most Trusted Premium Spirits Marketplace! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp font-weight:=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured in\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul font-weight:=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eROLLING STONE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMEN'S JOURNAL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUS WEEKLY\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 750ML\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProof:\u003c\/b\u003e 101 (50.5% ABV)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge:\u003c\/b\u003e 8 Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e Kentucky USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/b\u003e Nichols Distilling Company\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDetailed Description\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAustin-Nichols Wild Turkey 101-proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey first hit shelves in 1942. It was a respectable success and continued as such for decades. So much so that it only made sense for Austin-Nichols to move from sourced whiskey to a distillery of their own. By the 1950’s the Anderson County Distillery in Tyrone, KY was producing some of the best bourbon around, rivaling whiskey from established names like Stitzel-Weller and National Distillers. Austin-Nichols often purchased bourbon from Anderson County\/J.T.S. Brown for Wild Turkey 101 and as a result, it soon became the choice profile for their brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWild Turkey 8 Years Old 1970's Era Excellent Tax Strip Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Tasting Notes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNose:\u003c\/b\u003e Butterscotch, fruitcake, cherry-vanilla, candied almonds, caramel drizzle, musty oak, tilled soil, tobacco, maple, hints of pineapple \u0026amp; chewable vitamins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePalate:\u003c\/b\u003e Sweet minerals, tangy vanilla, fruity \u0026amp; funky oak, orange peel, caramel candy, herbal tea, lemon icing, peppery spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinish:\u003c\/b\u003e Medium-long, sweet \u0026amp; spicy – fruit candy, butterscotch, orange\/lemon zest, herbal \u0026amp; floral spice, nutmeg, musty oak, cinnamon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDistillery Information\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1891, Thomas Ripy built the Old Hickory Distillery in Tyrone, Kentucky, near Lawrenceburg, on the former site of the Old Moore Distillery. After Prohibition, the Ripy family (Thomas had died in 1902) repaired the distillery and began to again produce bourbon. The Ripys sold the bourbon produced at this distillery to various wholesalers who bottled bourbon under their own brands. Austin Nichols was one of these wholesalers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \"Wild Turkey\" brand is said to have arisen after an Austin Nichols executive, Thomas McCarthy, took some warehouse samples on a wild turkey hunting trip in 1940. The bourbon proved so popular among his friends they denyd to ask him for \"that wild turkey bourbon.\" Austin Nichols began to bottle Wild Turkey in 1942.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-06-20T10:57:08-04:00","created_at":"2020-04-23T09:08:49-04:00","vendor":"CaskCartel.com","type":"Whiskey","tags":["Age_Under 10","ConciergeUK","Proof_100 - 125 (50 - 62.5% ABV)","sipwhiskey","site86","Type_Whiskey","Whiskey_Bourbon","Whiskey_Kentucky"],"price":2211000,"price_min":2211000,"price_max":2211000,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":33697660272778,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Wild Turkey 8 Years Old 1970's Era Excellent Tax Strip Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2211000,"weight":5443,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0050\/2395\/7103\/products\/DSC_4297_720x_c0099371-8591-4204-bffa-579336c033b4.jpg?v=1587647329"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0050\/2395\/7103\/products\/DSC_4297_720x_c0099371-8591-4204-bffa-579336c033b4.jpg?v=1587647329","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Wild Turkey 8 Years Old 1970's Era Excellent Tax Strip Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey - CaskCartel.com","id":8299891425418,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":720,"width":720,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0050\/2395\/7103\/products\/DSC_4297_720x_c0099371-8591-4204-bffa-579336c033b4.jpg?v=1587647329"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":720,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0050\/2395\/7103\/products\/DSC_4297_720x_c0099371-8591-4204-bffa-579336c033b4.jpg?v=1587647329","width":720}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch2\u003eWhiskey: Wild Turkey 8 Years Old 1970's Era Excellent Tax Strip Kentucky Straight Bourbon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an 8 year old 101 proof bottling of Wild Turkey from 1979 - the legendary bourbon from Austin Nichols.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp font-weight:=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder from the Largest \u0026amp; Most Trusted Premium Spirits Marketplace! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp font-weight:=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured in\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul font-weight:=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eROLLING STONE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMEN'S JOURNAL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUS WEEKLY\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 750ML\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProof:\u003c\/b\u003e 101 (50.5% ABV)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge:\u003c\/b\u003e 8 Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e Kentucky USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/b\u003e Nichols Distilling Company\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDetailed Description\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAustin-Nichols Wild Turkey 101-proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey first hit shelves in 1942. It was a respectable success and continued as such for decades. So much so that it only made sense for Austin-Nichols to move from sourced whiskey to a distillery of their own. By the 1950’s the Anderson County Distillery in Tyrone, KY was producing some of the best bourbon around, rivaling whiskey from established names like Stitzel-Weller and National Distillers. Austin-Nichols often purchased bourbon from Anderson County\/J.T.S. Brown for Wild Turkey 101 and as a result, it soon became the choice profile for their brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWild Turkey 8 Years Old 1970's Era Excellent Tax Strip Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Tasting Notes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNose:\u003c\/b\u003e Butterscotch, fruitcake, cherry-vanilla, candied almonds, caramel drizzle, musty oak, tilled soil, tobacco, maple, hints of pineapple \u0026amp; chewable vitamins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePalate:\u003c\/b\u003e Sweet minerals, tangy vanilla, fruity \u0026amp; funky oak, orange peel, caramel candy, herbal tea, lemon icing, peppery spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinish:\u003c\/b\u003e Medium-long, sweet \u0026amp; spicy – fruit candy, butterscotch, orange\/lemon zest, herbal \u0026amp; floral spice, nutmeg, musty oak, cinnamon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDistillery Information\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1891, Thomas Ripy built the Old Hickory Distillery in Tyrone, Kentucky, near Lawrenceburg, on the former site of the Old Moore Distillery. After Prohibition, the Ripy family (Thomas had died in 1902) repaired the distillery and began to again produce bourbon. The Ripys sold the bourbon produced at this distillery to various wholesalers who bottled bourbon under their own brands. Austin Nichols was one of these wholesalers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \"Wild Turkey\" brand is said to have arisen after an Austin Nichols executive, Thomas McCarthy, took some warehouse samples on a wild turkey hunting trip in 1940. The bourbon proved so popular among his friends they denyd to ask him for \"that wild turkey bourbon.\" Austin Nichols began to bottle Wild Turkey in 1942.\u003c\/p\u003e"}