Been eager to try this and have only heard good things. Was fortunate enough to snag this bad boy on sale. So here it goes. Review based on 2nd pour - day after trying the neck pour. Nose: fruity, brown sugar, vanilla, do I smell char/oak? Taste: vanilla/sweet, then hits with a balanced oaky flavor that lingers a bit. First time tasting a bourbon that’s more oak forward Finish: medium to long lasting finish. Tastes of oak and char. Warms up coming down Overall: very good and enjoyable. I could sip this on the daily. Being my first oak forward bourbon, it’s a flavor profile I’d need to get used to. Pleasantly surprised that Makers fields something like this. Granted my last Makers was in college and I took shots of it. Overall, happy to get this on sale (50$), but not sure if I’ll get at full price elsewhere (typically 75 plus around me). Rating: 6.5/10- t8ke scale 1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out. 2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice. 3 | Bad | Multiple flaws. 4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists. 5 | Good | Good, just fine. 6 | Very Good | A cut above. 7 | Great | Well above average. 8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional. 9 | Incredible | An all time favorite. 10 | Perfect | Perfect.