Russell's Reserve Single Rickhouse 2024 Limited Release (Camp Nelson B)

Russell's Reserve Single Rickhouse 2024 Limited Release is the third annual expression in Russell Reserve's acclaimed Single Rickhouse Series, personally selected by Master Distiller Eddie Russell. Rather than blending barrels from multiple warehouses, this release showcases bourbon drawn exclusively from the sixth floor of Camp Nelson Rickhouse B, allowing the unique climate of a single warehouse to define the whiskey's personality. Greater sun exposure and larger seasonal temperature swings on the upper floors produced one of the most concentrated and highest-proof Russell's Reserve releases to date, while preserving the classic balance and robust character that define the Russell family style.

On the nose, expect rich aromas of dark honey, vanilla bean, toasted oak, sweet cream, fruitcake, cinnamon, and baking spices, complemented by floral notes and hints of orange peel. The palate is bold yet remarkably refined, delivering layers of caramel, brown sugar, cherry preserves, raisins, dark honey, clove, spearmint, thyme, baking chocolate, and mature oak, all supported by a luxurious, oily mouthfeel. Despite its impressive proof, the whiskey remains exceptionally balanced. The finish is long, warming, and deeply satisfying, with lingering notes of charred oak, black pepper, cinnamon, leather, tobacco, vanilla, and dark caramel.

Cask Program

The Single Rickhouse Series is built around one idea: demonstrating how a specific warehouse influences bourbon maturation. The 2024 release was matured entirely in new, heavily charred American oak barrels (Wild Turkey's traditional alligator char) and aged exclusively on the sixth floor of Camp Nelson Rickhouse B, a seven-story warehouse dating to the 1940s.

Rickhouse B receives more direct sunlight than any other Camp Nelson warehouse, producing hotter maturation conditions and greater evaporation. Those environmental factors intensify the whiskey's interaction with the charred oak, naturally increasing concentration, proof, and richness while developing deeper caramelized sugars, dark fruit, honeyed sweetness, and mature oak character. Unlike many modern premium releases, there is no secondary cask finish or wine-barrel influence—every layer of complexity comes solely from the interaction between new American oak, time, and the unique microclimate of this single rickhouse. The result is one of the purest expressions of warehouse-driven maturation in American whiskey.

Characteristics

• Distillery: Wild Turkey Distillery
• Brand: Russell's Reserve
• Release: Single Rickhouse Collection – 2024 Limited Release
• Rickhouse: Camp Nelson B
• Warehouse Floor: Sixth Floor
• Whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Mash Bill: 75% Corn • 13% Rye • 12% Malted Barley
• Age Statement: NAS (estimated 10–15 years)
• Barrel Entry Proof: 115 proof (Wild Turkey standard)
• Maturation: New, heavily charred American oak barrels
• Secondary Finish: None
• Filtration: Non-chill filtered
• ABV: 60.1%
• Proof: 120.2
• Bottle Size: 750 mL
• Release Year: 2024
• Availability: Highly allocated annual limited release