Maker's Mark Wood Finishing Series 2019 RC6

I found a bottle of this hanging out at MSRP at a small local shop. I've tried the entire wood finishing series including 46 cask strength. They're all quite good, so I was really excited to see this in the wild a couple of years after it was released. I can keep this short and sweet since the notes on this are so clear. It is caramel apple with an oak spice finish. Boozy apple on the nose, a burst of apple with sweet caramel trailing on the palate, and burst of oak spice on the finish. Excellent. This is really good, and may even be my favorite of the wood finishing series. I honestly can't say that for sure, though, because here is something I've noticed on this series. The first pour is usually out of this world, but I find that the notes start to dull on these really quickly in the ensuing weeks and months. But for tonight - wow. Really good!

Managed to find a bottle well after the fact. A bit pricy, but wanted to try it after having the most recent three Wood Finishing Series releases. Not surprised this RC6 is still a nice step up from their cask strength; however, I enjoy it slightly less than the SE4xPR5, FAE-01, and FAE-02 but this RC6 is still great - well above average. Not a bad Wood Finishing Series release yet. Excited for 2022!

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