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Maker's Mark Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
June 6, 2017 (edited December 10, 2017)
Nose - Sweet vanilla, brown sugar simple, light oak.
Taste - Sweet vanilla simple syrup, tiny hint of cinnamon heat, background artificial sweetness like that from cinnamon red hots.
Finish - Lingering sweet vanilla, fading cinnamon heat, splenda-like sweet, hint of bitter oak.
Score - 74/100
Final Thoughts - This is a very "run of the mill" bourbon. Hits all of the typical "bourbon" notes but leans a bit towards the sweeter side, which I attribute to the wheat component in the mash. What throws this off a bit is there seems to be this odd artificial sweetener/splenda-like finish that I'm not a huge fan of.
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Hit the nail on the head, was trying to identify that artificial cinnamon flavor but realized that's what I was getting when I read your review.