Maker\u2019s Mark has widened its Private Select range of bespoke cask finishes with the release of three expressions into global travel retail.
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\nSet for limited release in the Americas, Australia and New Zealand travel retail markets this month, Maker\u2019s Mark Private Select sees cask strength Maker\u2019s Mark finished in \u201cfive-stave barrels\u201d.<\/p>\n
The barrels are created using a combination of five different types of oak staves selected by the retailers in order to create \u201cunique expressions\u201d.<\/p>\n
The five staves are Baked American Pure 2, said to impart notes of vanilla, caramel and brown spice; Seared French Cuve\u00e9 for \u201coaky and caramel flavours\u201d; Maker\u2019s 46, which adds \u201cdried fruit, vanilla and spice\u201d; Roasted French Mocha to deliver notes of \u201cchar, maple and cacao\u201d; and Toasted French Spice which contributes flavours of \u201csmoke, coumarin and spice\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mirroring the process used by chairman Emeritus Bill Samuels Jr. when he created Maker\u2019s 46 in 2010, Private Select expressions are matured for an additional 9 weeks in these casks before bottling.<\/p>\n
The whiskeys are presented in wax-sealed bottles which detail proof and stave combinations on the handwritten label.<\/p>\n
Initially launched as a domestic educational experience for Kentucky and Illinois-based retailers, three additional expressions are now available in travel retail.<\/p>\n
The releases for America (bottled at 111.1 proof) and Australia (bottled at 111.2 proof) have been aged in barrels using two Seared French Cuvee, four Roasted French Mocha and four Toasted French Spice staves. The selection is said to result in a rich, creamy Bourbon with heavy caramel and gentle spice on the nose, caramel, baking spices and cocoa on the palate and a long finish.<\/p>\n
For New Zealand (bottled at 111.2 proof) the whiskey was finished in barrels using three Baked American Pure 2, three Seared French Cuvee, one Roasted French Mocha and three Toasted French Spice staves. The resulting \u201cforward tasting\u201d bourbon offers a \u201csweet vanilla and caramel nose\u201d with \u201csweet notes of honey and cinnamon\u201d and a \u201cclean\u201d finish.<\/p>\n
Maker\u2019s Mark Private Select is available in selected GTR outlets from September 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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