Maker's Mark Private Select (Happy Accident: Liqour Barn Dec. 2020)

Nose: Begins with vanilla, transitions to blackberry fruit at its core, and finishes woody. Notes: I don't perceive a strong, unifying characteristic, but it's very pleasing. Finish: A heavy, dense sensation on the center of the tongue (spice), with a gentle sweetness on the tip. Induces significant salivation.

Spicy at first, then cooked berries, vanilla, toasted notes, a little oak, caramel, a trace of dried fruit, faint green apple, sweet, full-bodied, drying, with a medium finish.