Maker's Mark 46 French Oaked

Aroma Very light with notes of caramel and vanilla Taste Slight vanilla then disappears. Kinda empty with maybe a little oak. Ends with a rasp. Not sure I like the French OAK Staves they used to condition this on. Odd!

Sweet vanilla with some spice

Nose 1: butterscotch and brandied cherries, very sweet. Smells like a dessert, like cherry pie with butter pecan ice cream! Taste 1: mouth feel is good, little heat in the back of throat but mild and fades after a few seconds, I'm getting milk chocolate and dark fruit. Vanilla and cherry come through as well. Medium finish. Nose 2: much more of the butterscotch note. Reminds me of the riegers KC Whiskey. Smells so good! Taste 2: definitely chocolate and cherries, raisins, a little floral quality that is light, but mostly the darker richer flavors. I got a 375 ml bottle for 17.99 and I'm really enjoying it. This really surprised me with how good it was. Definitely a sipper neat, I wouldn't put this in a cocktail. Too good for that.