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Maker's Mark Wood Finishing Series 2021 FAE-01
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
March 7, 2021 (edited April 23, 2021)
Neat. Neck pour. Excited to try this. The 2020 LE was a let down for me but I loved RC6 and 46 Cask and many private selections from the last two years. Love what Maker’s is doing.
Wow, flavors leaped from the bottle immediately. Oh snap. Oh this is so fruity. This is awesome. What a first impression. Graham crackers covered in honey. Vanilla custard. Strawberries, cherries, raspberries. Powdered sugar. Maple drizzle. Chocolate chips. There is an oak presence on this too.
Syrupy mouthfeel. Brown sugar, cinnamon and vanilla upfront. Fruit is pushing through. Cherry and raspberries. Oh man. Mid palate the fruits are ridiculous. Like a cherry or strawberry fruit roll up. Honey is also really coming through, with a vanilla ice cream. Light chocolate on the finish. The longer I sit with it I am starting to find more of the base Maker’s, the caramel.
Oh my. This is Maker’s? This is unlike anything I have had from them. This is one of the best first impressions on a wheater too. The fruit on the finish just keeps going. I am going to hunt a back up. This is one you should not sleep on if you like overwhelming fruit flavors in your bourbon. Hard to believe this isn’t finished in a secondary cask and is just from staves. Wow.
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@Scott_E $65 on the shelf at a big box and local liquor store - a good $10-15 less expensive than barrel/stave pick bottles
What is the market price for this one? Will have to keep my eyes open for this. Nice review.
Just bought mine after seeing one on the shelf, not having seen any reviews yet. Store manager said they sold all but that one in two days. Very glad I picked it up!
@jonwilkinson7309 Keep me honest when you try it. Looking forward to hearing what you all think too.
It seals the deal for me too! And yes - I've also been able to find these relatively easily, at MSRP.
Already been debating hunting this one down. Your review seals the deal. Fortunately these seem like sleeper hits so finding one shouldn’t be too problematic.
@ctbeck11 I’m a bad influence, you have been warned. 😎
Dammit, now I need to track down a glass of this limited release. Sounds delicious.