Taste: Neat in glen cairn, 2 oz. sample. Bottle. Oak Finishing staves, Binny's Pick-RW @ 109.4 proof. Nose: (3.75) Cherry dominates with some oak and clover honey. Cinnamon is in the background Almost reminds me of a cherry coughdrop. That bit of syrupiness on the nose plays a bit medicinal but doesnt dominate what overall is pretty good. Palate (3.75): This is a cinnamon bomb. Didnt expect that at all. Spicy sweet red-hots, and Big Red chewing gum. It's good, not great but is something way out of the league from standard maker's mark. If you are making a true hot-toddy you want this. Finish (4.0) Well executed and long. The cinnamon carry's through and finished a bit more like a toasted cinnamon bun. I like this better than the initial palate. Overall: Pleasant departure from the ho hum wheater that standard Maker's Mark can be. This was interesting and definately worth a try. The 79.99 price tag though is a bit of a price to pay for a cinnamon lover's delight. Get a sample like I did before buying the bottle.