From the 1792 desk · Thread · tastes-like · 2026-10-22

Tastes like 1792 Small Batch

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1/Drink 1792 Small Batch? The bottle that tastes most like it at Dan Murphy's is Wild Turkey 101. It sits nearest two ways: the words in their reviews, and what drinkers reach for. It gives you about 89% of what the 1792 Small Batch does, for 84% of the price.

2/Both reviews land on the same notes: spice, smoked and cinnamon. The 1792 Small Batch opens on toasted walnuts and pecans, before that lovely spice turns up. The Wild Turkey 101 starts with cotton candy and campfire smoke, then rolls into a run of baking spices.

3/This week the 1792 Small Batch is $83 for members and the Wild Turkey 101 is $70. That's $2.99 a standard drink against $2.51, both under a pint at the pub ($6.28 a drink). Stay with the 1792 Small Batch if it's your bottle; try the Wild Turkey 101 when you want a change.

Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-22 (22 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-22.1; bottles: 1792 Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey 750mL, Wild Turkey 101 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 700mL.
Wild Turkey 101 for a 1792 Small Batch drinker (share of what the 1792 Small Batch gives): 89% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
1792 Small Batch price this week: $83 (price.ticket)
Wild Turkey 101 price this week: $70 (price.ticket)
Wild Turkey 101 price as a share of 1792 Small Batch's: 84% (price.ticket ratio)
flavour words in both reviews (1792 Small Batch, Wild Turkey 101): spice, smoked and cinnamon (identity.review_text (both))
1792 Small Batch per standard drink: $2.99 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Wild Turkey 101 per standard drink: $2.51 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, about 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
a pint at the pub: $13 (PUB_PINT)
THE POINT (fixed: keep its figures): Of the like-for-like bottles at Dan Murphy's, Wild Turkey 101 is the nearest to 1792 Small Batch on flavour two ways: by the words in their reviews and by what drinkers choose. Wild Turkey 101 gives a 1792 Small Batch drinker about 89% of what the 1792 Small Batch does, for 84% of its price.
1792 Small Batch: standard drinks in the bottle: about 28
Wild Turkey 101: standard drinks in the bottle: about 28
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: 1792 Small Batch and Wild Turkey 101
over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: none

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premium over CE 360° · shared scale 0% to +70% across the eleven

1792 Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey

$83.99list 11-05

CE 360° $72.50 · 6.4% over · #28 of 44 in Kentucky

per standard drink $3.03 · #19 of 39 in Kentucky

39 pieces · observed

Wild Turkey 101 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

$77.99list 11-05

CE 360° $65.85 · 5.9% over · #26 of 44 in Kentucky

per standard drink $2.80 · #14 of 39 in Kentucky

24 pieces · observed

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