Wild Turkey Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye NV 750ml

Mild almond and cinnamon aromas lead into cocoa and caramel on the surprisingly luscious, lip-smacking palate. Adding water coaxes out mulling spices, orange flesh and peel, finishing with a final dazzle of ginger and cinnamon.

Complex from the start, with a nose of roasted nuts and dark fruit — blueberry pie, grape jelly — along with bundled herbs, fresh-brewed iced tea, and weathered barn boards. Mint, cinnamon, pepper, concord grape jelly, peanuts, and black tea swirl on the palate, which is full and robust thanks to the absence of chill-filtration. Without water it finishes hot, but the oak, roasted nut, and tiramisu flavors help retain balance.