Head to head · same category, comparable price
Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon vs Wild Turkey 101
No flavour axis separates these two, so the choice is price and occasion.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Specifications side by side
| Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon | Wild Turkey 101 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Bourbon | Bourbon |
| Origin | Kentucky, United States | Kentucky, United States |
| Age | No age statement | No age statement |
| Strength | 45% ABV | 50.5% ABV |
| Cask | New charred American oak | New charred American oak |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £32 | £32 |
| Per 10cl | £4.57 | £4.57 |
| Per litre of alcohol | £102 | £91 |
| Chill-filtered | Not stated | Not stated |
What separates them
Both Kentucky whiskies, from different distilleries.
Neither carries an age statement, so neither discloses its youngest spirit.
Both matured in new charred american oak; nothing further disclosed.
Neither states chill filtration.
Neither set of specifications is producer-confirmed.
What the price buys
Both last observed at £32.
Across the 32 bottles we can cost this way, Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon is 5th cheapest and Wild Turkey 101 2nd cheapest.
Flavour, compared
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| Axis | Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon | Wild Turkey 101 |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet | 7 | 6 |
| Fruity | 5 | 4 |
| Spicy | 6 | 8 |
| Woody | 6 | 7 |
| Sherried | 1 | 1 |
| Cereal | 4 | 4 |
| Oily | 6 | 8 |
No axis reaches the 3-point gap we call meaningful. Widest is spicy, 6 against 8.
Identical on peaty, sherried and cereal.
Each bottle in its own right
Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Brown sugar, vanilla and a clean pepper finish. The bourbon benchmark for the money.
Full record →Wild Turkey 101
Big vanilla, rye spice and heat. The best value proof-per-pound in bourbon.
Full record →Both listed for value; only Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon for old fashioned and first bourbon; only Wild Turkey 101 for cocktails and boulevardier.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon and Wild Turkey 101: buffalotracedistillery.com, wildturkeybourbon.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.