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Maker's Mark Cask Strength
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
September 4, 2020 (edited December 31, 2022)
A hot version of Maker's .
Wheat jumps out on the nose, among spice, vanilla and mint... Some barrel char coming through as well.
Spicy front: eucalyptus and rosemary give way to softer caramel and wood finish. Some sweetness sticks around, cinnamon, dry oak, vanilla and light caramel round it out.
It's good, but not my favorite expression of bourbon. Can't hold that against the product... I'm sure this might be closer to a 4/5 in some folks books
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Revisited Dec 2022. Picking up the citrus notes and thinking more highly of it. Especially at under $50. It's an incredible value and makes an outstanding old fashioned