Name: Russell’s Reserve 10 Year Old
Color: Copper brown
Nose: Sharp, vanilla, corn, oak, dark fruit
Taste: Sweet corn, vanilla, oak, cream
Review:
Russell’s Reserve 10 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon is a classic Kentucky bourbon whisky. Russell’s bourbon is made by the father & son combo Jimmy and Eddie Russell of the Wild Turkey Distillery. It is boasted that together, they have 90 years of experience distilling bourbon.Bottled at 90 proof it has a bit of a kick on the nose and tastes good, but not great. Add a little water and it softens, with ice it is a bit better. After a few sips I concluded that this would be better suited as a cocktail mixer. Bourbon’s like Russell’s Reserve 10 are fine and worth the money but they taste better in the summer, on a back porch in Kentucky with a cigar and friends. I did hope that those 90 years of experience might yield a better product. This one will end up in my decanter for bourbon on my bar and will be used in my Old Fashions.
Price around $45 and is ok/good, but I think the Makers 46 is smoother and would make a better cocktail mixer.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
