Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse Camp Nelson D Bourbon Review (2026)

Richard Thomas, writing for The Whiskey Reviewer, scored the 2026 Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse Camp Nelson D an A−. It is the fifth bottling in Wild Turkey’s single-rickhouse series, drawn from all six floors of Camp Nelson D, a 1946 warehouse in Jessamine County and one of five historic rickhouses still standing on that property. The building sits on the west side of the campus, higher and more exposed than the other warehouses used in the series, with the steady airflow Eddie Russell says this collection had not shown before.

The batch is cask strength at 120.8 proof, and the suggested price is $300. Russell has said the barrels came out spicier and closer to rye than the sweeter whiskey they went looking for, and that this is the first release in the series he thinks could be mistaken for a rye in a blind tasting. Thomas’s note tracks that: a bright amber color, an herbal and spicy nose, a drier peppery palate, and a finish that settles back to sweet. Russell also said the distillery rarely uses first-floor barrels, but some of those added an earthy note they chose to keep.

Source: The Whiskey Reviewer.