I had the opportunity to taste Maker's Mark today for the first time, and although I am not a bourbon type person, I was very surprised by the smooth and flavor of this whisky. The nose was very pleasant, with sweet notes, vanilla, caramel a little oak. For me it reminded me to a dry rum, just not as sweet. Although categorized as a bourbon, I could not find the strong (bourbon) notes that I normally get on some bourbons, which do not appela to me as much. To the contrary, the palate was a little dry, but it continued with the sweetnes and vanilla from the nose. This is a great value and a great drink for the money. I currently have Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare (10) in my collection, now I will have to add Maker's Mark to it.