Maker's Mark 46 French Oaked

A vanilla sweet maply nose develops over the entire palette. Full flavor heat mellows into chocolate, orange juice, and a lovely finish.

Continuing with the cracking of unopened bottles, today we'll do a classic North American faceoff: Canada vs the US. Representing Canada: Wayne Gretzky Maple Cask & JP Wiser's 15 year rye Representing USA: Maker's Mark no. 46 & Woodford Reserve Double Oaked. Number 2: Maker's Mark 46 French Oaked Nose: Classic Maker's sweet cereal, corn flakes but with some oaky French sophistication (flacons de mais?). Chocolate covered raisins when you dig a bit deeper. Very inviting Palate: Velvety smooth, dark fruits, caramel apple and hints of cocoa and spice. Finish: Fairly lengthy, with more spiced fruit and chocolate. This is like every great dessert I've ever had combined into one incredible package. You'd never know that this is 94 proof with how easy it goes down. So good it's not fair. Not looking good for my home and native land right now at halftime. 4.5/5

Still one of my absolute favorite, always available, perfectly-price bourbons on the shelf. Nose: oak, cherries, cocoa, apples, cinnamon Taste: vanilla and baking spices, rich fruit Finish: medium