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Fire!
Both a fair description of Wild Turkey 101’s taste and an interesting footnote in its recent history.
On May 9th, 2000, a huge seven story warehouse in Anderson, Kentucky became engulfed in flames, and thousands of gallons of Wild Turkey bourbon subsequently spilled into the Kentucky River. Several hundreds of thousands of fish across 66 miles of the river died. The good people at Wild Turkey reportedly paid $256,000 to help restore the population of our gilled friends.
Apparently the fish were not accustomed to drinking like a fish.
Anyone who’s ever had the pleasure of sampling some “Kickin’ Chicken” would argue that the most devastating loss was the loss of bourbon. Wild Turkey has been winning the hearts and palettes of whiskey aficionados and amateurs alike for decades.