![]() ![]() If you think the addition of ice helps to reduce American Honey Sting’s intense sweetness, you’d be right, though only by a fraction. It’s just not my cup of tea–ehh, liqueur. Overall, it’s very close in profile to the standard American Honey, but with a twist that doesn’t quite belong. ![]() Part of me finds it interesting, the other part finds it annoying. Also, I can’t seem to make up my mind about the ghost pepper. Tasting notes: Five Alive citrus juice, spice drops, tangerine peel orange-honey, cane syrup, pepper short & sticky finish w/ sugary hot sauce, cinnamon candy, faint hints of smoke/char Wild Turkey American Honey Sting (2021 bottling) – “a liqueur blended with bourbon whiskey, pure honey, and ghost pepper” – 71 proof – no age stated – distilled and bottled by Wild Turkey Distilling Co., Lawrenceburg, KY American Honey isn’t bad (it’s actually delicious given the right application). Wait – am I getting philosophical about a party liquor? Anyway, “they” (and me) are thinking too much. After all, they say you can’t truly experience pleasure without first experiencing pain. Maybe American Honey Sting has an audience I’m simply not taking the time to click with. Granted the cinnamon powder challenge had its day in the spotlight, but it pales in comparison to the abundance of tear-streaming, expletive-ridden ghost pepper challenge videos to be explored.īut hold up. That’s right, the stuff of YouTube legend. They also used bourbon instead of Canadian whisky and went a completely different direction in terms of hellacious spice – ghost pepper. But let’s give credit where credit is due – Wild Turkey didn’t piggyback off the cinnamon-flavored trend. In 2014, Wild Turkey needed a spirit to compete with Sazerac’s Fireball their answer was Sting. The origins of American Honey Sting are fairly straightforward. ![]() But hey – I have a job to do, so I’ll do it in stride. Truthfully, if I’m looking for a bourbon-based liqueur (it happens, albeit infrequently), I’m reaching for Jimmy Russell’s trusted American Honey (formally Wild Turkey Liqueur). No one asked for it (especially my wallet), yet here we are. It’s not that I need or even want to review American Honey Sting. A few months ago, I declared a goal to review each core Wild Turkey expression before the end of the year. ![]()
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