Aug. 14, 2025

Long Branch!

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:The Name came from an Austin Nichols Exec (Who distributed the whiskey made by the ripy’s) who took it on a turkey hunt, and his friends kept asking for that wild turkey bourbonAustin Nichols Was a distributor until 1971, when they Bought the Boulevard Distillery and renamed it Wild Turkey1980-pernod Richard PurchasedMay 9, 2000A fire destroyed a warehouse holding 17,000 barrelsThe Whiskey flowed out on fire, catching the woods on fire, a...

Show Notes

Send us a text

Interesting things about the distillery:
- The Name came from an Austin Nichols Exec (Who distributed the whiskey made by the ripy’s) who took it on a turkey hunt, and his friends kept asking for that wild turkey bourbon
- Austin Nichols Was a distributor until 1971, when they Bought the Boulevard Distillery and renamed it Wild Turkey
- 1980-pernod Richard Purchased
- May 9, 2000
  - A fire destroyed a warehouse holding 17,000 barrels
  - The Whiskey flowed out on fire, catching the woods on fire, and flowing into the river.
  - The alcohol content in the river caused the water treatment plant to be shut down, boil advisories for the whole area as well as a water shortage
  - 66 miles of river was depleted of oxygen in the water killing 228,000 fish
    - Paid KY Fish an d Wildlife $256,000 to help with fish repopulation
- 2009 campari purchased
- 2011 distillery rebuilt
- 2013 a bottling facility added (Also bottles SKYY Vodka)
  - Before this Wild Turkey was sent to Indiana and later Arkansas to be bottled)
Our Bottle: Long Branch
- Created by eddie Russel and Matthew McConaughey
- Uses charcoal filtering with the charcoal from Mesquite and oak charcoal
- 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Malted Barley
- Released in 2018
- Press release says 8 year but no age statement on the bottle
Matthew McConaughey
- Hired as creative Director in 2016
- Highest paid Creative director in history
Pipe Pairings: seersucker by Cornell and diehl
Cocktails:
Research Sources