Maker's Mark 46 French Oaked

Palate matches the nose. Burnt sugar/caramel with vanilla from the oak. Sweet corn and baking spices. A nice savoriness, doesn’t linger too long or stop too abruptly. Might become a daily at price point and profile. Need to explore more higher proof wheats

Vanilla and oak.

Spicy, rich, and darkly sweet to the nose. Top notes include hot cinnamon candies, sour dill pickles, alcohol, and brown sugar syrup. Underneath I get butter, vanilla, stewed dark stone fruit, plums and black cherries. Eventually, a perfume like floral note appears reminiscent of apple blossoms laced with a wisp of smoke and a dusting of cocoa. The palate is equally spicy, rich, and sweet. Brown sugar and butter syrup seasoned with white pepper and red pepper flakes explodes on the tongue. Then I pick up Red Delicious apple with that slight astringency from the skin, dill, a touch of licorice root, and a smidge of milk chocolate. The body is full and thick, thoroughly coating the mouth. Legs develop very slowly, first forming a string of a myriad tiny pearls, then merging into heavy tears thot drop neatly in cascades. The finish is pleasant, mildly spicy, oaky with lots of vanillins and some lingering tannins, plus a suggestion of chocolate covered raisins. Nose: 9 Taste: 8 Body: 10 Finish: 9

For a widely available bourbon this is good. Solid price $32 if youre stuck somewhere or dont feel like taking a risk. This is a really good choice. A bold spicy bourbon.

Flavorful but it comes across a bit woody, astringent and harsh for me tonight. Will have to give it another go sometime.

Grainy caramel cocoa nose. Sweet caramel palate with apple and vanilla and that wheaty softness. Nice oaky burn on the finish.