Head to head · unusually close flavour match
Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon vs Wild Turkey 101
These two are not in the same bracket: £181 a litre of pure alcohol for Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon against £91 for Wild Turkey 101.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Specifications side by side
| Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon | Wild Turkey 101 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Bourbon | Bourbon |
| Origin | Kentucky, United States | Kentucky, United States |
| Age | No age statement | No age statement |
| Strength | 45.7% ABV | 50.5% ABV |
| Cask | Fire-charred new American white oak, air-seasoned 18-60 months, toasted before charring | New charred American oak |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £58 | £32 |
| Per 10cl | £8.29 | £4.57 |
| Per litre of alcohol | £181 | £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: Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon in fire-charred new american white oak, air-seasoned 18-60 months, toasted before charring, Wild Turkey 101 in new charred american oak.
Neither states chill filtration.
Colour: Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon natural colour, Wild Turkey 101 silent.
Wild Turkey 101: specifications not yet producer-confirmed.
What the price buys
Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon is £26 dearer a bottle than Wild Turkey 101.
Strength keeps that ordering: £91 a litre of pure alcohol for Wild Turkey 101 against £181.
Across the 32 bottles we can cost this way, Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon is 25th cheapest and Wild Turkey 101 2nd cheapest.
Flavour, compared
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| Axis | Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon | 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
Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Rich caramel and baking spice with unusual depth for the strength. Genuinely small batch.
Actually small batch, unlike most bottles using the phrase: Michter's states each batch is held in a tank sized for a maximum of twenty barrels. It also publishes a barrel entry proof of 103 against the 125 legal maximum, which is unusually low and unusually disclosed.
Full record →Wild Turkey 101
Big vanilla, rye spice and heat. The best value proof-per-pound in bourbon.
Full record →No overlap in what we list them for: Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon for sipping neat, Wild Turkey 101 for cocktails, value and boulevardier.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon and Wild Turkey 101: michters.com, wildturkeybourbon.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.