What is Wild Turkey (bourbon)?
[[File:Wild Turkey 101.JPG|thumb|175px|Wild Turkey 101]] '''Wild Turkey''' is an American brand of [[Kentucky]] straight [[bourbon whiskey]]. Wild Turkey is bottled and distilled by [[Davide Campari - Milano|Campari Group]]'s Austin Nichols division. ==History== The first distillery was created in [[Tyrone, Kentucky|Tyrone]], [[Kentucky]] by the Ripy brothers in 1869. In 1905, the Ripy Brothers Distillery was opened by the sons of T.B. Ripy. They started distilling again after [[Prohibition Era|Prohibition]] ended. In 1940, the 'Wild Turkey' brand name was created when Thomas MCarthey, a distillery executive, took a some of the bourbon on his [[Wild Turkey]] hunting trip.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wildturkeybourbon.com.au/the-wild-turkey-distillery/|accessdate=2014-11-26|title=Founded in 1869…|publisher=The Wild Turkey Distillery|archive-date=2014-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127143512/http://www.wildturkeybourbon.com.au/the-wild-turkey-distillery|url-status=dead}}</ref> On April 8, 2009, the brand and distillery were acquired by the [[Davide Campari - Milano|Campari Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.camparigroup.com/en/campari-acquires-wild-turkey-worlds-number-1-premium-kentucky-bourbon-whiskey|accessdate=2015-03-21|title=Campari Acquires Wild Turkey, World's Number 1 Premium Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey|publisher=Campari Corporate|archive-date=2015-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402005749/http://www.camparigroup.com/en/campari-acquires-wild-turkey-worlds-number-1-premium-kentucky-bourbon-whiskey|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commons category}} *[http://wildturkeybourbon.com/ Official website] {{food-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wild Turkey (Bourbon)}} [[Category:Alcoholic drinks]]