Maker's Mark Wood Finishing Series 2019 RC6

Nose: This is a fruit bomb. Similar in style to Maker's 46, but this tends to leans towards fruit notes of pineapple bake, strawberry jam, and underripe bananas. Sweet aromas of cool whip and confectionary sugar surface once the fruitier notes blow off. Then, in the background, green woodiness gives this a little more complexity. Palate: All these bright red and yellow fruits pop on the sides of your palate. The characteristic of this tends to be light on its feet, leaning towards a medium viscosity. The fruit notes turn into cream, but it tends to get a little spiky with the alcohol leading into the finish. Finish: Actually a fair amount of spice rises towards the front of your palate. But, red fruit notes covered in white chocolate save the day and don't allow this to get too funky or harsh. Finish is about medium in length. Best way to describe this is fruity, spicy, and creamy. Personally, I'd add water to this. As soon as I did, I got a much more complete picture of this bourbon. The water got rid of those alcohol spikes and spicy undertones and made it more cohesive in general. It became even more creamy and allowed those fruit notes to shine without interruption.

Nose is fruity a little apple. Fruit continues on the front a little but with notes of tabaco a little heat and spice. It heats up a little more on the back side and is hit going all the way down.

Good in a cocktail, but not really one to sip neat IMHO. Maybe just a bit too woody for my taste.