Wild Turkey, American Honey Sting Liqueur

Product Description

Taste : 71 proof, blended with real honey and ghost pepper. Aroma : Smooth with a sting. Finish : Sweet & spicy.

Producer Description

1855 : Wholesale grocer Austin Nichols begins selling wine and spirits. The business would later go on to own and sell Wild Turkey. 1869 : The Ripy brothers open their family distillery on Wild Turkey Hill in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. 1893 : The Ripy Brothers’ bourbon represents Kentucky at the World’s Fair in Chicago, Illinois. 1940 : Wild Turkey Bourbon gets its name after a distillery executive shares his bourbon with friends on an annual hunting trip — of course, they were after wild turkey. 1954 : Master Distiller Jimmy Russell joins Wild Turkey. He learns his craft from becomes the third in a line of master distillers for the brand which includes second master distiller, Bill Hughes, and Ernest W. Ripy, son of the original distiller. 1976 : Wild Turkey introduces the world’s first bourbon liqueur, introducing a broader audience and attracting even more drinkers to the bourbon world. The liqueur would eventually lead to the creation of American Honey. 1981 : Eddie Russell, son of Jimmy Russell, joins Wild Turkey as a relief operator and begins to work his way up the distillery ladder. 1991 : Wild Turkey introduces our premium Rare Breed, one of the first barrel proof bourbons to go to market. 1995 : Wild Turkey follows it up with the launch of Kentucky Spirit, a single-barrel 101-proof bourbon, one of the only single barrel American whiskey offerings of the time. 2000 :Master Distiller Jimmy Russell is inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame. 2004 : Jimmy Russell celebrates his 50th year at the Wild Turkey distillery. 2010 : Eddie Russell is inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame by his father, Jimmy Russell. 2015 : Eddie Russell is officially given the title of Master Distiller, then making Jimmy and Eddie the only active father and son duo of bourbon Master Distillers in the world. 2016 : Famed actor and bourbon enthusiast Matthew McConaughey joins Wild Turkey as Creative Director. 2018 : Wild Turkey introduces Longbranch, a small-batch bourbon refined with Texas Mesquite and American Oak charcoals, and the first co-creation from Master Distiller Eddie Russell and Creative Director Matthew McConaughey. 2020 : Wild Turkey introduces Rare Breed Rye, our premium quality, masterfully crafted barrel proof rye.