Newslink: Whiskey Review: Russell’s Reserve 2002

Creating a follow up to the wildly popular Russell’s Reserve 1998 seemed like an impossible task; so how did the father-son master distillers of Wild Turkey, Jimmy and Eddie Russell, approach the challenge? For starters, Eddie began searching through over half a million barrels before narrowing it down to just a mere 25. The barrels destined to make up the second release in the vintage aged series were pulled in 2002 and placed in rickhouses at Wild Turkey’s Camp Nelson. After reaching peak maturation at 15 years – just past the bourbon sweet spot of 8 to 12 years – the barrels were emptied into a steel holding tank before filling 3,640 750 ml bottles.

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