- Nose
- Sweet oak, vanilla, bright fruit, wheat, caramel, honey, baked apple, toasted oak, light floral, sweet corn, red berries, minty clean, fresh citrus, Maraschino cherries, light cinnamon, nutmeg, white pepper, orange sponge cake, pudding-like vanilla custard, maple sugar candy, buttery caramel.
- Palate
- Sweet with balance of oak, vanilla and fruity essences, dry, fruit tree blossoms, sweet corn, wheat, red berries, dried figs, dark cherry fruit leather, ginger, pepper, vanilla pudding, buttery caramel, cashew, light sweet oak, creamy, full-bodied, vanilla bean, butterscotch, toffee, subtle wheat sweetness, gentle oak spice, baked apples, cinnamon, underlying citrusy notes of orange and lemon zest, ripe, stewed cherries.
- Finish
- Smooth and creamy with a pleasant soft spice and clean finish, medium strength, dry, warmth lingers, figs, pepper, creamed chocolate covered almond-cherries, well blended, sweet and mellow, pleasant and classic Maker's Mark aftertaste, medium in length, plenty of oak spice, nutmeg, cinnamon, smooth, warm, lingering, hints of caramelized sugar, toasted grain, faint echo of baking spice, increasingly dry, black pepper, tannins, barrel char.