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Maker's Mark 'Kentucky Wildcats 1978' Bourbon, New Charred Oak Cask, 1978, 45%
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Maker's Mark 'Kentucky Wildcats 1978' Bourbon, New Charred Oak Cask, 1978, 45%

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TypeBourbon Whiskey
MRI
MRI 8
Average Score
Avg 98
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Description

This is a commemorative release from Maker's Mark, celebrating the University of Kentucky's 1978 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship team. It is part of a series of bottles and was Maker's Mark's 20th charitable bottle, released in partnership with the University of Kentucky to raise funds for the Center for Academic and Tutorial Services (CATS).

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Cask type
New Charred Oak Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Sam Cecil
Master distiller (distillation)
Sam Cecil
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
11000
Has box
N.A
Closure
Wax seal
Presentation
White ceramic bottle with blue wax seal
Series highlights
Part of a series of commemorative bottles celebrating the University of Kentucky's basketball legacy, specifically honoring the 1978 NCAA National Championship team. This was Maker's Mark's 20th charitable bottle.
Historical context
Commemorates the 1978 NCAA National Championship victory of the Kentucky Wildcats basketball team.
Special release
Commemorative release for the Kentucky Wildcats 1978 NCAA National Championship, part of a charitable fundraising partnership with the University of Kentucky.
Allocation
Kentucky, USA
Nose
Soft caramel, vanilla bean, and honey layered with gentle oak and subtle baking spice. Light orchard fruit and toasted grain notes emerge. A captivating and complex bouquet with rich caramel and vanilla, distinct nuttiness, hints of dried fruit (apricot and fig), subtle oak spice, leather, and a whisper of antique furniture. Butterscotch, earthy caramel, maraschino cherry.
Palate
Smooth and rounded with flavors of toffee, vanilla custard, and sweet wheat. Gentle cinnamon and light oak provide balance and warmth. Soft and velvety entry with browned butter, honey, and marzipan, followed by baking spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, clove). Darker notes of bittersweet chocolate, roasted coffee beans, and dried orange peel develop mid-palate. Vanilla spice, toffee popcorn, light cola, fine tobacco.
Finish
Medium-long and mellow. Lingering caramel, soft spice, and sweet oak fade with clean elegance. Long, warm, and exceptionally elegant, with lingering echoes of oak, vanilla, and a pleasant peppery spice. Subtle nutty character persists, with a delightful dryness. Medium-long with molasses, cedar-esque oak, leather.
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