Head to head · same category, comparable price
Elijah Craig Small Batch 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
| Elijah Craig Small Batch | Wild Turkey 101 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Bourbon | Bourbon |
| Origin | Kentucky, United States | Kentucky, United States |
| Age | No age statement | No age statement |
| Strength | 47% ABV | 50.5% ABV |
| Cask | New oak barrel, Level 3 char | New charred American oak |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £43 | £32 |
| Per 10cl | £6.14 | £4.57 |
| Per litre of alcohol | £131 | £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.
Cask as each producer describes it: Elijah Craig Small Batch in new oak barrel, level 3 char, Wild Turkey 101 in new charred american oak.
Neither states chill filtration.
Colour: Elijah Craig Small Batch natural colour, Wild Turkey 101 silent.
Wild Turkey 101: specifications not yet producer-confirmed.
What the price buys
Elijah Craig Small Batch is £11 dearer a bottle than Wild Turkey 101.
Strength keeps that ordering: £91 a litre of pure alcohol for Wild Turkey 101 against £131.
Across the 32 bottles we can cost this way, Elijah Craig Small Batch is 11th cheapest and Wild Turkey 101 2nd cheapest.
Flavour, compared
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| Axis | Elijah Craig Small Batch | Wild Turkey 101 |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet | 7 | 6 |
| Fruity | 5 | 4 |
| Spicy | 6 | 8 |
| Woody | 7 | 7 |
| Sherried | 1 | 1 |
| Cereal | 4 | 4 |
| Oily | 7 | 8 |
No axis reaches the 3-point gap we call meaningful. Widest is spicy, 6 against 8.
Identical on peaty, woody, sherried and cereal.
Each bottle in its own right
Elijah Craig Small Batch
Vanilla, toffee and charred oak at 47%. Still one of bourbon's better value propositions.
Heaven Hill removed the 12-year age statement in the week of 27 January 2016 and now ships an 8-to-12-year blend — it chose to hold the price and keep wide distribution rather than let the bottle go scarce, which is the opposite of what most brands did.
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 Elijah Craig Small Batch for old fashioned; only Wild Turkey 101 for cocktails and boulevardier.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Elijah Craig Small Batch and Wild Turkey 101: elijahcraig.com, wildturkeybourbon.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.