Maker's Mark Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 10 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Wheaty, nutty. Bananas? Palate Buttered toast. Molasses. Maple syrup. Finish Clean, dryish, flapjack. Comment Beautifully structured. Tightly combined flavours. Every bit as smooth as it claims to be.

Jim Murray Nose Aroma with delightful strands of exotic fruit and honey. Fruit cake. Oak adds to feeling of class. Palate Lush, pleasingly deep and malty. A firm nuttiness adds extra oily, chewability to the toffee. Finish Drier than of old. Caramel toffee with the oak guarantees a bittersweet edge. Comment An old faithful of a bourbon. Never lets you down and being from the wheaty school always shows good oak balance. Nose is to die for.