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Maker’s Mark Limited Release BRT-01
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Distiller:
Maker's Mark
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Bottler:
Maker's Mark
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ABV:
54.7%
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Age:
NAS
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 86
- Publication: Drinkhacker
- Excerpt: Fans of big boy, high-rick bourbons like George T. Stagg will find plenty of familiarity here — though this is bottled at a much more approachable and manageable abv.
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- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: This is just plain delicious. It's about the most apple pie I've ever gotten from a Maker's bottling, and I just love it.
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Intro:
The first of two releases in the 2022 Limited Release Wood Finishing Series from Maker's Mark, BRT-01 is an exercise from the brand that seeks to explain how barrels from the hotter, higher floors of rickhouse tastes. BRT is a moniker for Maker's Mark's "hand barrel rotation" process — an expensive, labor-intensive technique the brand uses for all of its barrels throughout their lives of aging on the property. Let's dive in. This features 10 virgin toasted American oak staves.
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Nose:
Rich, sweet and packed with vanilla bean, honey, butterscotch and a faint touch of pepper.
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Taste:
Moderate mouthfeel with a touch of heat but full of caramel, butterscotch, rye bread, a touch of apple and pear, and pie crust.
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Finish:
Long finish, complex and full of character, sweet and punchy with plenty of butterscotch, baked apples and brown sugar.
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Overall:
This is just plain delicious. It's about the most apple pie I've ever gotten from a Maker's bottling, and I just love it.
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Score:
7
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