Maker's Mark Private Select Bourbon

1 baked American pure 2 seared french cuvée 4 roasted French mocha 5 toasted French spice

Sweet chocolate syrup caramel brown sugar

Very nutty nose with a burn in a long overall aroma. Sweet on the front of pallette with a steady incline to a spicy burn and lingering spicy finish with hints of cinnamon. Complex and long profile. Simply not as good as Weller Antique or Stagg Jr. But at the right price, this suffices.

Initial tasting: Look: light copper, honey, spicy Nose: cinnamon, baking spices, orange, vanilla, baked bread, fruit cake Taste: caramel, vanilla, oak, cinnamon, Finish: sweet vanilla oak lingers on the palette.

Gomers Liquor, Kansas City 109.1 proof, 1 baked#2, 4 french cuvee, 3 Makers 46, 1 french mocha, 1 french spice. Light smoky and figgy nose. Smoke, spice and fruit and sweet vanilla on the palate. Peppery finish lingers. Good but not memorable. I should have guessed from the stave selection, which was too broad leaving the effect less distinctive.

Beverage Warehouse of Michigan edition. 2,3,1,4,0

Southern Spirits Lucky Cuvée #7, sadly spent $80 or so on something I just don’t care for.