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Wild Turkey 101 Kentucky Straight Bourbon
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Budget basic
Does the job and doesn't pretend otherwise. Bottom-third reviews at a bottom-third price. Breaking Bourbon gives it 3/5, right in line with the typical bourbon (353 rated). The Bourbon Culture gives it 6.2/10, vs. 7.8/10 for the typical bourbon (473 rated). Whiskybase drinkers give it 82.1 across 285 ratings, vs. 84.3 for the typical bourbon (51 rated).
Wild Turkey 101 is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey crafted by Master Distiller Jimmy Russell at the Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Bottled at 101 proof (50.5% ABV), it is a blend of bourbons aged roughly 6-8 years in charred American white oak barrels, made from a high-rye mash bill of 75% corn, 13% rye, and 12% malted barley, yielding a bold flavor with notes of vanilla and orange peel.
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Control states post one official price per bottle (750 ml). These come from the published state price lists, so each number is the real shelf price statewide. As of October 12, 2026.
- AlabamaAL ABC · item #A000454$26.99
- PennsylvaniaPA PLCB · item #000005127$26.99
- VirginiaVirginia ABC · item #022166$27.99
Cross-state typical price: $26.99.
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