Russell's Reserve Camp Nelson C Bourbon

Price

$549.95

✔ Authenticated by the house — seal, fill level, and label inspected before release
✔ Documented provenance on every bottle
✔ Climate-safe, collector-grade packaging

Age: NAS (Over 10 Years) | Region: Kentucky | Proof: 112.4

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112.4

Proof

56.2%

ABV

10+

Years aged

Barrels

3 & 4

Floors

750mL

Format

Russell's Reserve Single Rickhouse Camp Nelson C is the first release of the brand's annual Single Rickhouse Collection: bourbon from 72 barrels Eddie Russell drew from floors three and four of Camp Nelson C, a seven-story Wild Turkey rickhouse built in 1946 and decommissioned in 2021. Aged for over 10 years, it was bottled at 112.4 barrel proof without chill filtration and reached shelves in October 2022.

Nº 01

The Elemental Distinction

One rickhouse. Every barrel came from Camp Nelson C, the building the release is named for, which was taken down before the bottling appeared.

The center cut. Eddie Russell chose barrels from floors three and four, the middle of the seven-story rickhouse.

112.4 barrel proof. The batch was bottled at the proof it came out of the barrels and was not chill filtered.

Over ten years. Russell's Reserve describes the whiskey as aged for more than 10 years.

Three Russells agreed. Eddie Russell, his father Jimmy and his son Bruce all tasted it before it became the first Single Rickhouse release.

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Camp Nelson C

A 1946 rickhouse, now gone

Built in 1946 on a hilltop beside the Kentucky River, Camp Nelson C was a timber rickhouse clad in tin to regulate its temperature naturally, with room for air to circulate around the barrels. Wild Turkey decommissioned it in 2021 and had dismantled it by the time this bottling appeared, so the release keeps whiskey from a warehouse that no longer stands.

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Sensory Profile & Strategy

Distiller notes & position

Sensory Profile

Sweet vanilla, caramel and cream lead Russell's Reserve's tasting notes for Camp Nelson C, turning to fresh and dried fruit, brown sugar, oak and char; a thick, sweet palate of toffee, coconut and vanilla that moves on to apple, dried fruit, toasted pecan, chocolate and baking spice; and a long, silky finish that balances oak and spice against sweetness.

Strategic Position

Camp Nelson C opened a series in which each annual release comes from a single Wild Turkey rickhouse, past or present; the fourth, Camp Nelson E, drawn from one floor at 128 proof, came three years later from a shaded rickhouse near the river on the same property. Camp Nelson also supplied the barrels for a fifteen-year-old Russell's Reserve released in 2024.

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Collector Note & Index

Vault provenance

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Announced

August 30, 2022, from Lawrenceburg, Kentucky; on shelves in early October 2022.

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Flood relief

The Russell family gave the first bottles to The Kentucky Bourbon Benefit's Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund in August 2022.

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Where it sold

Select US retailers, plus the distillery itself.

Collector IndexMW VAULT

Series: Single Rickhouse · first release
Rickhouse: Camp Nelson C
Floors: Three and four
Barrels: 72
Proof: 112.4
Format: 750 mL

Russell's Reserve's age-stated bottlings, from the 13 Year Old releases to the 15 Year Old, sit with Midnight Whiskey's bourbon selection.

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Technical Specifications

Specification	Detail
Whiskey	Russell's Reserve Single Rickhouse Camp Nelson C, 2022
Class	Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Proof	112.4
ABV	56.2%
Aging	Over 10 years
Rickhouse	Camp Nelson C · built 1946, decommissioned 2021, since dismantled
Floors	Three and four of seven (center cut)
Barrels	72
Bottling	Barrel proof
Filtration	Non-chill filtered
Series	Single Rickhouse Collection, first release
Announced	August 30, 2022
Producer	Wild Turkey Distilling Co., Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Region	Kentucky
Format	750 mL

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Records & Assurance

Production Methodology

Eddie Russell tasted through the barrels considered for the release and settled on the center cut of Camp Nelson C, floors three and four, where 72 barrels made the batch. The whiskey had aged for more than 10 years and was bottled at 112.4 barrel proof, non-chill filtered.

Authentication & Vault Preservation

Every bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see our editorial and authentication standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Russell's Reserve Single Rickhouse Camp Nelson C?

Russell's Reserve says Single Rickhouse Camp Nelson C was aged for over 10 years before it was bottled at 112.4 barrel proof in 2022. Camp Nelson C, a seven-story Wild Turkey rickhouse built in 1946, supplied the barrels from its third and fourth floors.

What is Camp Nelson at Wild Turkey?

Camp Nelson is a Wild Turkey warehouse property beside the Kentucky River, where five of its historic rickhouses still stand. Camp Nelson C, a seven-story timber rickhouse clad in tin and built in 1946, was decommissioned in 2021 and later dismantled, and barrels from its third and fourth floors became Russell's Reserve Single Rickhouse Camp Nelson C.

What is the Russell's Reserve Single Rickhouse series?

Russell's Reserve Single Rickhouse is an annual collection in which each release comes from barrels aged in one Wild Turkey rickhouse, to show how a building's position and conditions shape the bourbon. Camp Nelson C was its first release, in 2022, at 112.4 barrel proof.

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Russell's Reserve

The Elemental Distinction

Camp Nelson C