Maker's Mark Wood Finishing Series 2022 BRT-02

NOSE Oak, caramel, citrus peel, vanilla cake, hazelnuts, some biscuity notes and a touch of bubblegum. Decent, nothing off, kinda warm and rather light. PALATE Oaky, ashy, cocoa, leather, dried fruit, caramel, vanilla cake, hazelnuts, biscuity and a slight tannic bite. This is HEAVY, where the nose was light and airy, this brings an oily heaviness. FINISH Med-long -> Oak, dried fruit, caramel and some ashy nutty notes.

Sweet dried fruit and a hint of oak on the nose. The palate is a rich mix of dried fruit, caramel, oak, with hints of vanilla and slight chocolate. The light sweet oak lingers on well after I've finished the sip. Some notes give a similarity to MM46. It's such a pleasant pour and was consistent throughout the entire bottle. Wish I had a backup.

Chocolate bomb

Nose is much richer on this than BRT-01. This reads dark and rich hot cocoa in front of the Maker's sweet apply profile. It makes my mouth water. Chocolate hits big mid-late and feels very thick in the mouth. Quickly spicy as well, at first fading but then hanging on with the chocolate in the finish. Maker's fruit is barely discernible. Between the two in this series, much more distinctive. After letting both 01 and 02 sit a few weeks, my impressions don't change. 02 is heavy on chocalate and hot spice, a cross of chili and clove, differentiating itself from other Maker's. Hoeever, on final analysis, the heavy cocoa and spice are too bitter, significantly affecting the experience.