Maker's Mark Wood Finishing Series 2019 RC6

What a masterpiece of a bourbon this was. Nose is dominated by sweet baking spice and vanilla. The taste brings in some familiar sweetness from Maker's core offering: vanilla and caramel coat the palate. The finish brings in a sweet and tart wisp of juicy apples along with some sweet cinnamon spice. Why aren't these Wood Finishing Series regularly made?! A shame I tell ya.

Nose: Cinnamon apple and sweet spices, pleasant and warm. Unfortunately the nose is the real high-lite for this one, while it keeps the sweet heat going through the middle, and the cinnamon spice carries the day, there just isn't much else going on. The dark caramel sugar notes hold up, but I'm looking for more here and just not finding it. Note wise it's a bit on the bland side and may not even offer the variety that standard 46 is consistently great at delivering. The real question is if it is even better than standard 46 which consistently brings bang for the buck. Expect to pay 50% more over normal 46 in most markets, this just doesn't add up for me and that's sad, I was really hoping it wouldn't disappoint. This one is on the low end of the proof at 108 and while not at all bad, for the distillery known for it's great finishing I can safely say pass on it and try for better luck on another wood finish special. Cheers!

Great on the rocks!

This is the best maker's mark product I have had so far, slightly better than the private selects. I bought an extra bottle. This is top notch. It won easily in a head to head with OWA.

Sweet caramel start pepper in the middle with a dry finish of nutmeg