Maker's Mark 46 French Oaked Cask Strength Bourbon 750ml

Light but distinct scents of graham cracker, toasted oak, and marshmallow take shape. Perfect campfire-inspired flavor profile sans the smoke. Exploring further brings forth toffee and light caramel, along with a bold dash of cinnamon that showcases the bourbon’s proof, almost to a fault. Overall it’s a nice smorgasbord of classic scents that with the exception of the bold cinnamon, balance one another nicely, and offers just enough intrigue to draw you in. Sweet cinnamon bursts forward with a tenacity that’s in line with its cask strength designation. Following up behind are vanilla and light oak along with a swirl of gentle wheat grain and honey. While it’s certainly bold, owing to its higher proof, it also finds a way to showcase its more gentle flavors reminding you that this is a wheated bourbon after all. It’s a subtle but nice elevation from the palate of standard Maker’s 46. A flash of heat is followed by cinnamon, honey, and dry oak, resulting in an interesting mingling of sweet and oaky flavors. This flavor combination swirls together for a while before eventually transforming to just a pleasant light oak resting on a bed of heat. It’s a suiting way to end the sip and one that follows the same path as the parts before it: simple yet pleasing.