What if Wild Turkey’s master distiller, Eddie Russell, enlisted the taste-making cred of a Texan as genuine as all git-out--Matthew McConaughey--to ‘still up a small batch Kentucky bourbon with a little bit of Texas in the mix? Sip Wild Turkey Longbranch and you’ll find out. At 86 proof, with a mash bill of 75% corn, 13% rye, and 12% barley, it sneaks in with notes of vanilla and nutmeg and goes down easy.
You’ll taste traces of spice and citrus and perhaps you’ll hanker for the richness and body of the higher proof Wild Turkey you’re used to, bless your heart. You may even start to wonder about those charred mesquite whispers of the Lone Star State they promised.
Now, La Bourbonessa would swear on a stack of cocktail napkins that she wondered, too. In fact, at the outset, she thoroughly expected to be smacked in the kisser by a charcoal smoke bomb. But as she sipped her Longbranch and sipped again and rolled it around her dainty mouth—Lo! There was just a subtle hint of smokiness at the finish, and La Bourbonessa had to squint to find it. This Longbranch small batch is a downright appealing lower proof bourbon. It does Wild Turkey proud.
Speaking of appealing: The handsome Longbranch bottle looks an awful lot like a tapered torso, and with a touch of imagination, it even has shoulders. So, thank you Eddie Russell for doing a first rate job of incorporating a subtle Texas touch to this bourbon, and thank you Mr. McConaughey for giving a long established brand a little something special-- and inspiring a bottle with a standout physique.
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