Potentially useful for showing that a brand's liquid can change through equipment and process adjustments even while identity remains stable.
These entries identify specific production changes within a wider brand and facility chronology.
The timeline dates Wild Turkey's first steel fermentation tank to 1984, says cypress tanks were phased out by the mid-1990s, and records barrel-entry-proof changes from 107 to 110 in 2004 and from 110 to 115 in 2006.
2006 entry
1984 entry
1984–2006
Checked against the live Rare Bird 101 timeline on 2026-08-31. The 1984 entry states that the first steel fermentation tank began the cypress phaseout, completed by the mid-1990s; the 2004 and 2006 entries record barrel-entry-proof changes from 107 to 110 and then to 115. Treat as a compiled specialist secondary timeline; corroborate before making a high-stakes production-history claim.
Evidence
The timeline dates Wild Turkey's first steel fermentation tank to 1984, says cypress tanks were phased out by the mid-1990s, and records barrel-entry-proof changes from 107 to 110 in 2004 and from 110 to 115 in 2006.
Locator
Locator type: Paragraph
Start: 1984 entry
End: 2006 entry
Source section: 1984–2006
Context
These entries identify specific production changes within a wider brand and facility chronology.
Annotation
Potentially useful for showing that a brand's liquid can change through equipment and process adjustments even while identity remains stable.
Verification
Status: Needs Review
Text accurately reflects the timeline, but the page does not attach item-level citations to these entries. Corroborate with interviews, distillery records, labels, or specialist books before use.