Maker’s Mark Private Select Bourbon - "Proud To Be" USMA Class of 1983 109.1 proof

Distillery: Maker’s Mark Mash Bill: 70% Corn, 16% Soft Red Winter Wheat, 14% Malted Barley Aged: 6 to 7 years, plus 9 weeks of finishing Proof: 109.1 proof Stave Selection: 1 Baked American Pure 2 – Hint of maple, vanilla and spice 3 French Cuvée - toasty notes of caramel, butter and oak 1 Maker’s 46 – pleasant traces of dried fruit, vanilla and spice 5 Roasted French Mendiant – touches of chocolate, coffee and nuts 0 toasted French Spice Seelbach's Tasting Notes: Toasted oak and cocktail cherries on the nose. The nose is nice and light. The palate takes a quick turn to rich and syrupy. Toasted vanilla bean and baked apples. There's a long finish of sweet oak and pepper.  Tasting Notes:  Nose: Hints of chocolate, vanilla, blackberry and raspberry, maple and oak provides for an enjoyable start to this bourbon. Palate: Rich notes of caramel, chocolate with spices and some sweet oak wood. Tasted with a dried cranberry brought out notes of vanilla. The pecan conveyed fruit and chocolate.