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Maker's Mark 46 French Oaked
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
November 15, 2020 (edited November 17, 2020)
N: Maybe just me, but I get almost nothing. Slight woodiness peaking through ethanol.
P: Oak dominates here - it's like licking a stave, or maybe an oak tree. I don't mind some tannins as a complication, but not sure I've ever drank a whiskey or wine or anything else that seems to feature tannins as a primary flavor. But that's what I'm getting tonight and have gotten through the whole bottle over the last 10 days or so - cheek puckering tannins. If I think really hard about it, I can imagine a little dusting of chocolate on that oak tree I'm licking. The finish kinda lays a cinnamon spice on top of the tannin astringency. It's not a great feeling.
This one doesn't work for me. Too much wood for my taste.
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