If you're a fan of Maker's Mark, you won't want to miss their latest limited-edition bourbon. This BEP (barrel entry proof) amplifies the balanced wood sugars, making it a must-try for any whiskey connoisseur. 🥃 whiskey MakersMark
, which launched in 2019 with RC6, has been to place a bunch of custom-cooked wood staves into barrels of whiskey to try to achieve specific flavor profiles. This can be traced back to Maker’s 46, the first new expression to join the lineup 13 years ago that was finished with seared French oak staves. The Private Select program expanded this concept to consumers, bars, and restaurants who wanted to create their own custom finished barrels of bourbon.
This brings us to the current 2023 release called BEP. That acronym stands for “barrel entry proof,” or the proof at which whiskey is entered into barrels for aging. By law, bourbon cannot be distilled to more than 160 proof and must enter the barrel at no more than 125 proof. Many distilleries choose to go lower than that, and the Maker’s Mark BEP number is 110.
What that translates to on the palate is pretty delicious—if you’re already a fan of Maker’s Mark you’ll be very happy; if you’re not this might convert you. The BEP I sampled was bottled at 110.7 proof, warm but not overpoweringly hot. The color is a ruddy amber, and the nose has a slight bite with notes of apple, orange, and tobacco.
According to the brand, the next chapter in the Wood Finishing series will have a different focus, with the specifics TBD. There have been some hits and misses in this series over the past few years—nothing bad, really, but sometimes it just left you wondering how the concept really translated into flavor. And maybe that’s the case here as well, but this bourbon is just really, really delicious, and that’s the ultimate marker of success.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
One iguana's taste for cake leaves a young girl with a mysterious malady | CNNThe bump on a young California girl's hand was mysterious -- and growing. It wasn't until she had seen two doctors and undergone a biopsy that her family realized the cause: The child had gotten in the way of a hungry iguana with a sweet tooth, resulting in what may be the first documented infection of a rare bacterial infection in a human from an iguana bite.
Read more »
'War of the states': EV, chip makers lavished with subsidiesStates are doling out more cash than ever to lure multibillion-dollar microchip, electric vehicle and battery factories, inspiring ever-more competition as they dig deeper into their pockets to attract big employers and capitalize on a wave of huge new projects
Read more »
'War of the States': EV, Chip Makers Lavished With SubsidiesStates are doling out more cash than ever to lure multibillion-dollar microchip, electric vehicle and battery factories, inspiring ever-more competition as they dig deeper into their pockets to attract big employers and capitalize on a wave of huge new projects.
Read more »
'War of the states': EV, chip makers lavished with subsidiesStates are doling out more cash than ever to lure multibillion-dollar microchip, electric vehicle and battery factories, inspiring ever-more competition as they dig deeper into their pockets to attract big employers and capitalize on a wave of huge new projects. Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas have made billion-dollar pledges for a microchip or EV plant, with more state-subsidized plant announcements by profitable automakers and semiconductor giants surely to come. The projects come at a transformative time for the industries, with automakers investing heavily in electrification and chipmakers expanding production in the U.S. following pandemic-related supply chain disruptions that raised economic and national security concerns.
Read more »
‘War of the states’: EV, chip makers lavished with subsidiesStates are doling out more cash than ever to lure multibillion-dollar microchip, electric vehicle and battery factories, inspiring ever-more competition as they dig deeper into their pockets to attract big employers and capitalize on a wave of huge new projects.
Read more »