ScotchingHard
Maker's Mark 46 French Oaked
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
May 5, 2018 (edited June 4, 2018)
33 open bottles in my collection ranked through multiple blind tastings. Counting them down!
#21: Maker’s Mark 46. Kentucky Bourbon. 47% ABV. NAS.
Paid $35 for 375mL bottle
I got nervous about paying ~$50 for a full bottle, and ended up overpaying for a half bottle. This is good enough to buy a full bottle for ~$50 to restock
I had the regular Maker’s Mark once at a bar, and didn’t like it. I like this. Super caramel, cinnamon, and wood toast. Nice buttery mouthfeel with a taste of caramel cinnamon candy. The wheat influence is definitely there. Rum molasses on the finish. So decadent. So friendly. Not challenging at all. I would give this to a baby. You hear stories about giving babies pacifiers dipped in Jack Daniels to calm them down. How unsophisticated! Why not start the baby down the road towards refinement with Maker’s 46? Now for two nitpicks: This is 47% ABV, which is better than 46… so why not call this Maker’s 47? And I hate the red wax seal. I almost cut myself opening this bottle.
MARK: 87/100
PREVIOUSLY, ON BATMAN:
#22: Benjamin Prichard’s Double Barreled. $104. 45%. NAS. 87/100
#23: High West Campfire. $62. 46%. NAS. 86/100.
#24: Balvenie Single Barrel First Fill. $59. 47.8%. 12 years. 86/100.
#25: Bulleit Barrel Strength Batch 5. $55. 62.7%. NAS. 84/100
#26: Glenkinchie Distiller’s Edition. $46. 43%. 2004/2016. 83/100.
#27: Macallan Sherry Oak. $66. 43%. 12 years. 82/100.
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My teething daughter’s gums got massaged with some Wild Turkey 101 last year at a Derby Day party. Maybe a misuse of otherwise decent, if at least cheap, bourbon, but it gave her (and me) some relief...so we’ll run with it.
I think it was named after the coincidental recipe number, not the ABV. Babies don't deserve any better than JD.
Good review as always. Yeah Makers Mark was pretty average but this seems worth a shot!