Is This Maker's Mark's Best Bourbon Ever? - BRT 285

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Happy thanksgiving

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Awesome

Happy Thanksgiving!
Good stuff right there.

Would love to taste these

Great video as always!

My heart release bottle was interesting. I quite enjoyed the flavor development 😋

open air allows the barrels to cure as it dries. kiln removes more water content. (for example a dried tobacco is crispy dry, a cured tobacco is dry but will not crush up into a powder when you squeeze it)

Since it's hell at such a low temperature it doesn't interact with the barrel it's not really extra age if I wanted to do that they would leave some in the Rick house for 12 years

I wish I could find it at close to MSRP. The only time I saw 2023 it was at over 2x MSRP.

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Still looking for Cellar Aged to add to my MM collection

Thanks for the review. I wanted to try MMCA 2024.

I'd love to be able to try this one...I've never even seen a bottle. I will have to settle for Heart Release. Hope you and your families had a great Thanksgiving.

Nice review! I’m not the biggest Maker’s Mark fan but at SRP I would definitely grab one! Cheers!

I have a 2023, and it needs more oak. So, they need to keep it in cold storage for some years more or age it naturally. I think the Lost Recipe is better some days than the 2023. I paid $175 and I don't think it's worth that. Secondary is a no go on this.

Sounds great!

I’m going to look for this one 😊

It was literally right in front of me at a bourbon drop today, but I didn’t see it. I got so excited when I saw a 4R SMBLE that I grabbed that one and immediately went to the register.

Another wonderful video! Happy Holidays!

I've never seen a Cellar Aged around here. Maybe one day. 🙂

Funny. bourbon junkies says this year's MM cellar aged is really awful

I’ve become a big MM lover and would love to try this. 🤞🏼 The heart release from the wood finishing series has been one of my favorite bourbons this year.

I'm not a fan of Maker's Mark. Now I've only had the regular and the 46, but both, while not bad, are too bright for my taste. But I've recently found that I like a lot of wheat in my whisky. Redemption wheated bourbon has 45% wheat in the mash bill, and Oregon Spirit wheat whisky has - of course - even more (but I disremember the percentage), and both are sweet, soft, and minty. Oregon Spirit bourbon is a four grain mash bill, but it too has some of that minty quality. I've not gotten that from other wheated bourbons, so I suspect that it takes a pretty high wheat percentage to get my palate's attention.

Great review Randy and Wes. I would have never guessed you would have rated this Makers Mark so high! Now I’m intrigued!

Thanks fellas! Pull for the Aggies tonite!

Thanks for the review. I can get the 24 version. Was on the fence.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I had a pour of 2023 and loved it. I was never able to find one. I don’t think I’ll be able to find 2024, so I hope to get a pour. Great video info on MM

Another great video!! Thanks

Great review as always. May have to locating one! Plus the Christmas list checklist

I've been a Maker's fan since I took the tour.

Anyone else wish that Makers Mark would just age their whiskey in a normal rickhouse for 9-12 years? I imagine it would be so much better than any other Makers Mark released to date. Note to Maker's Mark: whiskey enthusiasts actually like oak influence and enjoy single barrel variation!