Isn't it beautiful when a friend has a bottle you have never seen and he says to you "i know you like whisky, so go ahead and try that unopened bottle?". That is like the greatest friendship treat you can ever have whiskywise. Well, my former boss shared me a couple of drams of this quite rare (at least i have never seen it before) Maker's Mark limited edition bottle, which is 45%abv and it says "S-IV" and i don' have any ideas of what that means. On the nose, it starts with a beautiful cotton candy note, a typical bourbon prune aroma; brown sugar; burnt caramel and red fruit syrup. On the palate, it starts with a beautiful caramel, red fruits, cherry syrup and sour prunes. Dim chilli. Aftertaste was dry, with raw rice notes and a lovely ghostly sugar syrup. Overall, i truly believe this is one very good bourbon. I love the old label marketing and the slightly higher abv on this one. I would definitively buy it and drink it in just a couple of days. My score for it is 88 over 100.