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On Tuesday, Wild Turkey Distilling Co. unveiled a special bourbon released to celebrate Master Distiller Jimmy Russell's 70th anniversary with Wild Turkey. According to Wild Turkey, Sept. 10, 2954 ...
Wild Turkey - owned by the Italian-based Campari Group, which purchased the brand from French liquor company Pernod Ricard in 2009 - now produces 700 to 800 barrels of whiskey daily, stored in ...
Jimmy Russell, known as the "Buddha of Bourbon" talks about being the third generation of the Russell family involved in the bourbon industry at the Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Ky ...
Master distiller Jimmy Russell, 80, has been at Wild Turkey for almost 70 years and is known as the Buddha of Bourbon. In 2015, his youngest son, Eddie, was also given the title master distiller ...
Where to buy Wild Turkey Generations Kentucky bourbon Only about 5,000 bottles of the bourbon they created together will be released to buy, starting the first week of November.
Wild Turkey is bringing back a Kentucky bourbon that hasn’t been readily available in the U.S. for nearly 30 years. The Lawrenceburg distillery announced in early April that the cult-favorite ...
To reintroduce this bourbon to fans, the distillery is hosting a special event on April 30 from 6:30-9 p.m. Tickets to Wild Turkey 8-Year-Old Release Night are $145.75, and available to buy online ...
Wild Turkey master distiller Jimmy Russell takes a sip of bourbon drawn from the barrel at a warehouse near Lawrenceburg, Ky., Aug. 22, 2014. [Photo: AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner, File] ...
Wild Turkey 101 is an affordable fan favorite with a punchy flavor profile. But the bottle hasn’t held an age statement in the United States since 1992. In the ensuing decades, an eight-year-old ...
The creators of Wild Turkey Bourbon were the Ripy brothers, who first opened up a distillery in 1869. However, the Wild Turkey Bourbon name didn't come along until 47 years later 1940.
As bourbon fans flocked to the Wild Turkey visitors' center, sitting near the entrance was no ordinary greeter. Jimmy Russell, who has lived through so much of the distillery's rich history, was ...