Maker's Mark 46 French Oaked

Spicy rich vanilla oaky. Not terribly smokey. Very easy drinking

Excellent mid-range bourbon: burnt rubber aftertaste, "anesthetized" gums. Excellent drink to change from the velvet of the Scots. ______________________________________________________________________________ Eccellente bourbon di fascia media: retrogusto di gomma bruciata, gengive “anestetizzate”. Ottima bevuta per spezzare il velluto degli scozzesi.

Short finish, neat is better

Short finish

2nd time reviewing and this time with a single small cube of ice. Nose - orange peel, sugar, slightly oak smell. Taste - I think one ice cube makes this a better bourbon. I remember this mostly a flavor profile of spicy candy. I get a nice vanilla taste up front. Oak and sugar round off the tongue and finishes with a much lighter than before cinnamon candy. The ice cube brings down the spice to a more balanced bourbon. Overall - from now on I will note to add a single ice cube to this one. Enjoying it much more than before with more balance. Great 30-40$ bottle. Style points for the label and their staple mark of the red wax