Russell's Reserve 13 Year Old Barrel Proof Batch 1

13 years. Barrel proof. Batch 1. Russell’s Reserve — the founding release of Wild Turkey’s most age-forward annual program, named for Jimmy and Eddie Russell and drawing on the distillery’s oldest available inventory at natural barrel proof.

Russell’s Reserve 13 Year is a different tier from the standard 10-year annual release — three additional years of maturation in Wild Turkey’s barrel-heavy Lawrenceburg warehouses producing deeper oak integration, darker fruit, and greater concentration than the 10-year program. Batch 1 is the program’s founding expression, predating the subsequent batches and establishing the baseline for what the Russell’s Reserve 13 Year program would become.

Specs

• Distillery: Wild Turkey Distillery, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
• Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Barrel Proof
• Age: 13 years
• Batch: 1 (founding)
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What makes Batch 1 significant in the Russell’s Reserve 13 Year program? Batch 1 is the founding release of Wild Turkey’s most age-forward annual program — establishing the 13-year barrel-proof baseline that subsequent batches built on. Three years beyond the standard 10-year release, it delivers deeper oak integration and greater concentration.