* This review is based on the 40% abv expression that is sold in Australia. Nose: Light vanilla fruit cake with orange peel and sultanas. A little vanilla and sandalwood. Palate: Creamy cereal arrival with honey and vanilla. Orange and red apples on the development with roasted nuts, caramel and dried mixed fruit. Some butterscotch sauce and maple syrup, a little cinnamon and a trace of cloves. Finish: Medium. Caramel toffee with some mild spicy rye flavours on the finale. I sometimes find bourbon too sweet for my taste, both on the nose and the palate, but wheated bourbons largely avoid the cloying and candyish nature that corn spirit can have. Maker's Mark is a great standby mixer and sipper that is remarkably consistent and never unpleasant. It's not a permanent thing in our drinks cupboard, but a bottle often finds it way there as an alternative for mixed drinks. At the price it is comparable to the better middle-shelf scotch blends. "Average" : 78/100 (2.75 stars )