Russell’s Reserve Single RIckhouse CN-D Bourbon (2026)
The Stats
- Distillery: Wild Turkey Distilling Co.
- Location: Lawrenceburg, KY
- Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Series: Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse
- Rickhouse: Camp Nelson D
- Floors: 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6
- Proof: 120.8 (60.4% ALC/VOL)
- Mash Bill: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Malted Barley
- Filtration: Non-Chill Filtered
- Release: Limited / Annual
- Price: $300
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Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse has always been a series we pay attention to. We tend to like the Russell’s side of Wild Turkey, but the whole idea also appeals to the whiskey nerd in us: one rickhouse, specific floors, one very small part of the aging inventory.
CN-D takes us back to Camp Nelson, this time to Rickhouse D. And at 120.8 proof, it already had our attention. What stood out most once we started drinking it was how complete it felt. Sweetness, fruit, oak, spice, richness. Nothing really seemed out of place.
Of course, at around $300, the bar should be pretty high.
The Whiskey Behind the Bottle
Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse CN-D focuses entirely on Camp Nelson Rickhouse D. The “CN” is Camp Nelson. The “D” is the rickhouse.
The Single Rickhouse series started in 2022 and has moved through different warehouses and locations with each release. That is really the point of the series: take the familiar Russell’s profile and see what changes when you narrow the whiskey down to one very specific place.
For CN-D, barrels were pulled from floors 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6. That is especially interesting because Wild Turkey considers floors 3 through 5 the center cut of its seven-story rickhouses, while barrels aging higher or lower in the building can experience noticeably different conditions.
It is bottled at 120.8 proof, uncut and non-chill filtered, using Wild Turkey’s familiar bourbon mash bill of 75% corn, 13% rye, and 12% malted barley.
That level of specificity is a big reason we keep coming back to this series. You already know the general Wild Turkey profile. The fun is seeing what one place can do to it. CN-D gave us plenty to dig into.
Tasting Notes
Aroma
The first thing that hit us was fresh-cut grass, which was not where we expected this to go. That faded quickly as the glass opened, giving way to toasted caramel, maple syrup, cherry, orange peel, leather, baking spice, and older oak.
By the end, we were somewhere around cherry cheesecake: rich fruit, sweetness, spice, and a darker toasted edge underneath it all.
Taste
The first sip is rich and immediately more familiar. Cocoa, maple syrup, cinnamon, cherry, and toasted oak show up first, then it starts shifting around. Orange. Dark cherry. Brown sugar. Molasses. Baking spice.
One sip reminded us of chocolate-covered cherries. Another leaned more toward cherry cola with a little root beer mixed in. That constant change was probably the most impressive part.
Finish
The finish stays dark and rich. Chocolate, cherry, orange, toasted oak, baking spice, and a little leather hang around without turning too dry or bitter.
It is long, coating, and leaves enough behind that you want to go back in just to see what shows up next.
Artfully Bourbon Rating
10 / 10 - OUtstanding
We do not give out many 10s. And neither of us went into this expecting to give one here. But we both ended up in the same place.
CN-D has the sweetness and fruit we tend to love in Russell’s Reserve, with enough oak, spice, and darker character to keep everything balanced. The complexity is what pushed it over the top. Every sip changed a little, but the whiskey still felt completely put together. There was not really anything either of us wanted to change. That is about as close as we get to a perfect whiskey.
Buy or Skip:
Buy
Around $300 is a lot of money for bourbon. There is no getting around that. But after tasting CN-D, we both came to the same conclusion: if you can find it around retail and that price fits your whiskey budget, this one delivers.
We would not chase it at crazy secondary prices. There is always another bottle. But at roughly $300? Yeah. We would buy it.
Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse CN-D is expensive, incredibly nerdy, and one of the most complete bourbons we have tasted this year. This one earns it.
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