Maker's Mark Cask Strength

So much better than regular makers. Sweet cherries, oak and maybe a bit of citrus on the nose. Taste starts a bit hot but settles quickly into cherry, vanilla, some slight saltiness and perhaps almost orange/citrus. Finish is fairly long with cinnamon and fruit sticking around. Really solid, but not quite up to the level of ecbp or stagg jr.

Nose... Burnt caramel dessert, almost like a freshly baked cake dipped in liquer. Appearance... An astounding medium to dark mahogany.. Taste...A true wheater, which is filled with nutmeg, oats, chocolate, vanilla and cinnamon... Overall... Such a nice sipper. Although it's higher proof, albeit not for a cask, it maintains such an easy taste even when poured neat. Such a hit and very much enjoyable....

375ml bottle. GC glass N (3.75): bright berry first sniff the. Picked up a sweet apricot. Tiny hint or citrus. P (4): tasted sweet nectars before the juice hit the tongue. Sweet initially then transformed into oak, spice, mint in the middle of the tongue. Second sip, the sweetness settled and the oak and mint really came out F(3.75): long finish. Oak hint of vanilla. Oak rents a room. Tiny tiny to no hug

The sweetness on entry is cut with a citrus zest and oaky/smoke that makes this FAR more enjoyable than most bourbons. The sweetness morphs into light/dried fruits and floral notes with a medium finish that is nearly perfectly balanced, with just a touch of saltwater. The ABV is much higher than I'd expect, given a general absence of spiciness/burn. Overall, this is by far the best bourbon I've had, although I am partisan to Sherry/Peated scotches. The vanilla isn't overly done as with other bourbons, and the sweetness is more akin to a sherry-cask finish.

Nose: nice citrus and vanilla nose Palate: sweet and vanilla spicy! Body: good body but a little dry Finish: spicy lingers over but drops off not leaving a good satisfying exit Final number: 88