Russell's Reserve Private Barrel Selection (Barrel #25-0796 - Kentucky Fried Chads: Extra Crispy) - It's Bourbon Night & Keg N Bottle Private Barrel Pick 750 ml

OVERVIEW

Kentucky Fried Chads are two unique Russell’s Reserve Single Barrels from It’s Bourbon Night. Both are 110-proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskeys that are 8 years old, and both come from Camp Nelson’s Warehouse E on the 4th floor. In fact, these two barrels were distilled just 5 days apart, but their flavor profiles have miles between them.

BARREL DETAILS - Kentucky Fried Chads: Extra Crispy

• Distilled - 02/01/17
• Dumped - 09/05/2025
• Bottled - 09/11/2025
• Barrel # - 25-0416
• Warehouse - Camp Nelson, E, 4th Floor
• Age - 8 Years, 218 Days
• Proof 110 (115.5 @ barrel selection)

TASTING NOTES:  “Kentucky Fried Chads: Extra Crispy”

• Nose: brings big, bold spice along with a funky earthiness with notes of tobacco leaf and slight leather on the nose.
• Palate:  Less bright than “Original Recipe”, it still brings forward some brightness in the form of a mellon note on the palate, while the starring role goes to darker flavors of charred barrel oak with an almost vintage or dusty flavor profile.

BARREL DETAILS - Kentucky Fried Chads: Original Recipe

• Distilled - 02/06/17
• Dumped - 09/05/2025
• Bottled - 09/11/2025
• Barrel # - 25-0796
• Warehouse - Camp Nelson, E, 4th Floor
• Age - 8 Years, 213 Days
• Proof 110 (117.5 @ barrel selection)

TASTING NOTES -  “Kentucky Fried Chads: Original Recipe”

• Nose:  You’ll find a bright, citrusy, sugar and caramel-forward nose.
• Palate:  Shows off confectioners’ sugar with a creamy texture, with maple and brown sugar coming forward.
• Finish: It is quintessential Wild Turkey in an elevated single-barrel form.
  

FINAL IMPRESSIONS

Lastly, as one tends to do when given two amazing single barrels, a 50/50 blend of both is its own animal; an encapsulation of the strong features of both that hits a beautiful sweet spot.