Tastes
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Maker's Mark Private Selection Just Goodness (Bellevue, KY)
Other Whiskey — USA
Reviewed July 3, 2021I have high hopes for this one. It has my three favorite staves (pre-Roasted French Mendiant). Selection is 2 Baked American Pure, 5 Seared French Cuvee, and 3 Roasted French Mocha. Nose is Makers all the way, with an added super sweet punch. Sugary marshmallow with a touch of fresh apple and nice floral note as well. Nice amber color but fairly thin in the glass. Not very oily or creamy in the mouth either. The palate is a bit of a let down. Very pleasant but not very nuanced. I get a lot of sugar, but I have to try hard to get the Makers fruitiness or doughiness. Very one note. Ice brings some cinnamon forward, but the fruitiness is still nowhere to be found. Pleasant enough but not the among the best Private selections I've had. -
New Riff Single Barrel Bourbon Consentinos Kansas City Whiskey Society Barrel 17-0758
Bourbon — USA
Reviewed July 3, 2021Descriptor is right on. Nose is pit fruits and brown sugar. Sweet marshmallow cream leads the way with the fruit taking the back seat, followed by strong cinnamon spice and a nice heat in the chest. The spice brings a little bitterness with it, but that fades pretty quickly. Finish lingers nicely with the cinnamon slowly fading. Ice mellows the cinnamon a tad but doesn't really bring the fruit forward. I don't know how New Riff gets so much out of 4 year old whiskey. Overall a nice bottle at first impression. -
Maker's Mark 46 Cask Strength
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed June 30, 2021 (edited December 20, 2021)Nose is milk chocolate and fresh apples, caramel chews as well. Long legs in the glass translate to an oily coating on the palate. Taste brings the best of Makers, at first a light apple flavor and creamy caramel, followed by chocolate and finally cinnamon and a nice heat in the chest. The finish fades back to a lingering floral and sweet apple. Although 20 proof points higher than regular Makers, it's a mellower drink and leaves behind the slight ethanol astringency I get in regular Makers Mark. -
Maker's Mark Wood Finishing Series 2020 SE4 x PR5
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed June 29, 2021 (edited February 4, 2023)Nose is chewy caramels. Palate follows suit with sweet caramel turning creamy then finishing with black pepper on the middle and front of the tongue. I don't pick up the fall spices Maker's references in their description. Very good, somewhat simple. Adding ice lengthened the caramel and subdued the pepper. Adding a couple drops of water does the same. -
Nose is straight up apple pie with a tinge of alcohol. First impression on the palate is very sweet and brings heat. Sit with it and the fruity apple and pie dough flavors come out. This isn't spice forward, but those fall spices are definitely there, less cinnamon and more clove. The finish is longer with every sip. Under ripe apple and slight astringency, but the apple outlasts so ends nicely. Pleasantly warm as well. Very reminiscent of the Barrell Cask Strength Bourbon Batch line, better than some but not as complex as the best of them. At a significantly lower cost, this will make itself available to a lot more of us to drink regularly if it gets distributed. This is not in my market, so I had to order it on line.55.0 USD per Bottle
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Liquor Barn, Louisville, KY, Smore Castle 1-BAP2, 4-FSC, 3-RFM, 2-TFS, 109.0 proof Nice nose, reminiscent of carameled apples. This drinks differently on ice than straight. Straight brings under ripe apples with their astringency. Pour it over ice, and the namesake (Smore) comes forward, sweet, cocoa, and smoke. The cocoa lingers for a long time and finally fades to the under ripe apple which is a Makers theme for me and there's a slight chewing tobacco as well. I might have liked this better with no or only one toasted French spice. Not my favorite MMPS, but the deeper I've gotten into this bottle, the more I've appreciated it's uniqueness.70.0 USD per Bottle
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Maker's Mark Private Select Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed May 4, 2021 (edited October 19, 2021)Gomers, Kansas City Pick #2 2-BAP2, 3-SFC, 2-M46, 2-RFM, 1-TFS, 109.5 proof Nose is sweet popcorn ball with fruity floral hints. Palate has more floral notes and under ripe apple. Finish is sweet with apple lingering and a nice warm chest. This is good but not memorable.70.0 USD per Bottle -
Down Home Straight Rye Toasted Barrel Finish
Rye — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed May 4, 2021 (edited April 20, 2023)This review is for Batch 1. Nose is toasted rye bread with apple butter. Unusual combination, but pleasant. The palate starts woody and continues with light fruitiness, adding anise and mint. Cinnamon comes forward on the finish. This is a very nice whiskey. I liked this quite a bit more at the second and third sitting than I did the first. A good rye for non-rye drinkers. Two years on and I stumbled on this same bottle on sale at Liquor Barn in Lexington, KY (last bittle) for $75. Absolutely delicious.80.0 USD per Bottle
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