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.

Wild Turkey 101 is a legendary 101 proof straight rye whiskey and the distillery's flagship label. This is all you need to ...

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] ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

December 20, 2024 Jim Beam’s New Booker’s Bourbon Is a Tribute to a Legendary Master Distiller Wild Turkey's Jimmy Russell gets some love from another Kentucky legend.

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 ...

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 ...