Wild Turkey · Release Guide
Wild Turkey Master's Keep.
A year-by-year cheat sheet for the Master's Keep.
Every Wild Turkey Master's Keep release is something Eddie Russell decided was worth holding back. The series is the master distiller's personal project at Wild Turkey, the one place in the lineup where he sets aside specific stocks, finishes them his way, or pulls them out at an age the rest of the catalog never reaches. Some are bourbon. Some are rye. Some carry seventeen years, some nineteen, some longer. A few have spent time in finishing casks; others are barrel-proof statements of what Wild Turkey looks like when nothing gets blended away.
For collectors and enthusiasts, that's the whole appeal. A Revival release with sherry-cask time doesn't drink like a Cornerstone Rye; a Decades blend reaches differently than a single-stock barrel proof. Below is the working reference we keep at Cana, every Master's Keep release in order, with proof, age, the production angle Eddie was working on, and the details that explain why each one is its own thing.
Explore The Releases
Every Wild Turkey Master's keep, by the numbers.
| Release Year | Name | Type | Age | Proof | Notes | |
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| View releaseRELEASE YEAR2015 | NAMEMaster's Keep 17 Year | TYPEKentucky Straight Bourbon | AGE17yr | PROOF86.8 | NOTESInaugural release. Lowest-proof Master's Keep ever. Aged in both brick and wood rickhouses — barrels were even briefly stored in a stone castle warehouse. Originally intended as a one-off. Released same year Eddie Russell became Master Distiller. MSRP $150. | |
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Notes Inaugural release. Lowest-proof Master's Keep ever. Aged in both brick and wood rickhouses — barrels were even briefly stored in a stone castle warehouse. Originally intended as a one-off. Released same year Eddie Russell became Master Distiller. MSRP $150. |
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| View releaseRELEASE YEAR2016 | NAME1894 (Australia exclusive) | TYPEKentucky Straight Bourbon Blend | AGE6-13yr | PROOF90 | NOTESAUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND EXCLUSIVE — never released in the US. Named for the year Wild Turkey's distillery building was constructed. The only Master's Keep not available stateside. | |
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Notes AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND EXCLUSIVE — never released in the US. Named for the year Wild Turkey's distillery building was constructed. The only Master's Keep not available stateside. |
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| View releaseRELEASE YEAR2017 | NAMEDecades | TYPEKentucky Straight Bourbon Blend | AGE10-20yr | PROOF104 | NOTESMarriage of bourbons aged 10 to 20 years, hand-selected by Eddie Russell. Celebrates his decades of blending experience. MSRP $150. | |
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Notes Marriage of bourbons aged 10 to 20 years, hand-selected by Eddie Russell. Celebrates his decades of blending experience. MSRP $150. |
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| View releaseRELEASE YEAR2018 | NAMERevival | TYPEKentucky Straight Bourbon | AGE12-15yr | PROOF101 | NOTESFinished in Oloroso Sherry casks — first cask finish in Wild Turkey's history. Blend of 12 to 15-year-old bourbons. | |
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Notes Finished in Oloroso Sherry casks — first cask finish in Wild Turkey's history. Blend of 12 to 15-year-old bourbons. |
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| View releaseRELEASE YEAR2019 | NAMECornerstone | TYPEKentucky Straight Rye | AGE9-11yr | PROOF109 | NOTESFirst rye in the Master's Keep series. Highest-proof MK at the time of release. Blend of 9 to 11-year-old rye. | |
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Notes First rye in the Master's Keep series. Highest-proof MK at the time of release. Blend of 9 to 11-year-old rye. |
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| View releaseRELEASE YEAR2020 | NAMEBottled-in-Bond | TYPEKentucky Straight Bourbon | AGE17yr | PROOF100 | NOTESPays homage to the 1897 Bottled-in-Bond Act. Single distilling season, single distillery, bottled at exactly 100 proof — second 17-year-old in the series. | |
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Notes Pays homage to the 1897 Bottled-in-Bond Act. Single distilling season, single distillery, bottled at exactly 100 proof — second 17-year-old in the series. |
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| View releaseRELEASE YEAR2021 | NAMEOne | TYPEKentucky Straight Bourbon | AGE14yr | PROOF101 | NOTESBlend of 9–10 year and 14-year bourbons re-married in a NEW charred oak barrel for additional aging (a 'second maturation'). The 'One' refers to this unique second barrel. | |
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Notes Blend of 9–10 year and 14-year bourbons re-married in a NEW charred oak barrel for additional aging (a 'second maturation'). The 'One' refers to this unique second barrel. |
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| View releaseRELEASE YEAR2022 | NAMEUnforgotten | TYPEBourbon & Rye Blend | AGE8-13yr | PROOF105 | NOTESTribute to Wild Turkey's 2010 release 'Forgotten Reserve'. First and only Master's Keep to blend bourbon AND rye whiskey together. Components aged 8 to 13 years. | |
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Notes Tribute to Wild Turkey's 2010 release 'Forgotten Reserve'. First and only Master's Keep to blend bourbon AND rye whiskey together. Components aged 8 to 13 years. |
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| View releaseRELEASE YEAR2023 | NAMEVoyage | TYPEKentucky Straight Bourbon | AGE10yr | PROOF106 | NOTESFIRST RUM CASK FINISH in Wild Turkey's history. Collaboration between Eddie Russell and Appleton Estate Master Blender Dr. Joy Spence, finished in Jamaican rum casks. Praised by Fred Minnick as 'the best rum-finished whiskey I've ever had.' MSRP $275. | |
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Notes FIRST RUM CASK FINISH in Wild Turkey's history. Collaboration between Eddie Russell and Appleton Estate Master Blender Dr. Joy Spence, finished in Jamaican rum casks. Praised by Fred Minnick as 'the best rum-finished whiskey I've ever had.' MSRP $275. |
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| View releaseRELEASE YEAR2024 | NAMETriumph | TYPEKentucky Straight Rye | AGE10yr | PROOF104 | NOTESSecond rye in the series (after Cornerstone). 10-year-old straight rye whiskey. MSRP $275. | |
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Notes Second rye in the series (after Cornerstone). 10-year-old straight rye whiskey. MSRP $275. |
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| View releaseRELEASE YEAR2025 | NAMEBeacon | TYPEKentucky Straight Bourbon Blend | AGE10-16yr | PROOF118 | NOTESFINAL RELEASE in the Master's Keep series. Highest proof ever in the collection (59% ABV). Blend of 16-yr bourbon (Eddie's selection, from pre-2011 expansion barrels) and 10-yr bourbon (Bruce Russell's selection from his first year at the distillery). First Master's Keep with Bruce Russell's signature on the bottle. MSRP $300. | |
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Notes FINAL RELEASE in the Master's Keep series. Highest proof ever in the collection (59% ABV). Blend of 16-yr bourbon (Eddie's selection, from pre-2011 expansion barrels) and 10-yr bourbon (Bruce Russell's selection from his first year at the distillery). First Master's Keep with Bruce Russell's signature on the bottle. MSRP $300. |
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How to read this table
Proof is bottle proof, uncut and unfiltered. Age is years and months from the day it entered the barrel to the day it was bottled. Warehouse is the rickhouse letter where the barrels matured — multiple letters mean a release was a blend of barrels from more than one rickhouse. Floor is the floor (or floors) those barrels rested on. Higher floors run hotter and yield more aggressive evaporation; lower floors are cooler and slower.
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