Maker's Mark Cask Strength

Noses strong alcohol, very sharp ethanol and brown sugar sweetness, salted caramel. Palate has heat with orange peel, brown sugar and eucalyptus. Clings a bit and lingers with some vanilla sweetness with an undertone bitterness. Salted caramel is a big image in my mind here.

It’s got heat! But true to the Makers touch.

Batch 19-02 at 109.6 proof. Nose is rich with a slight alcohol sting. Reminds me of Weller Antique (same mashbill and similar proof) but the scents are noticably more prominent. Sweet, vanilla, cherry, oak, baking spice. I didn't smell this until reading it elsewhere, but definitely a grass/wet hay note present. Altogether, smells just like a sweet bourbon vanilla candle. First sip surprised me with the heat. Not overwhelming, but definitely pecked me right on the lips. Really nice mouth feel. Palette follows the nose initially with a pleasantly sweet spice that tingles the mouth and lingers. Trying to find more notes, there's a bit of cola that I've experienced in Buffalo Trace mashbills. It's pretty straightforward though. Not too much going on, but what is there works. The finish is medium in length and the pleasant tingle of spice dissipates into a lingering sweetness until the next sip.