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2023 Maker's Mark Cellar Aged Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky 750ml

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Product Description

A special blend of aged barrels: 13% whisky aged 11 years, 87% whisky aged 12 years.

Product Specs

Alcohol by Volume57.85%
Country of OriginUnited States
RegionKentucky
UPC085246502365

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Awards & Scores

Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for the 2023 release.

These reviews and medals are for the 2023 release. We also sell 2025 at 112.9 proof ($274.96).

What critics and judges wrote

Beverage Testing Institute · August 2024
Aromas and flavors of green cardamom and leather, oak barrel, torched cinnamon dust … bold, powerful, perhaps a bit abrasive and too old for some, but also capable of packing full a stadium of fans to enjoy it over and over …
Read the full review on tastings.com
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95 ptsDecember 2023tastings.com ↗
Aromas of honey roasted nuts, coconut butter and honey on multi grain wheat toast … An iron fist in a velvet glove; this is big and powerful in its proof while having sweet, complex, and delicate flavors and aromas.
Wine Enthusiast · Kara Newman · December 2023
It drinks similarly to the standard Maker's, with plenty of caramel, charcoal and spice, but with a bit more intensity and oak.
Read the full review on wineenthusiast.com
Whisky Advocate Top 20 · #6 · 2023
This year came the moment Maker’s Mark fans have all been waiting for—the release of an ultra-aged Maker’s expression. … It’s smooth and irresistibly drinkable, even at this powerful proof.
Read the Top 20 entry on whiskyadvocate.com
Whisky Advocate · Julia Higgins · 2023
At long last, an ultra-aged expression from Maker’s, and it pulls you right in with aromas of cooked cherries, black cherry pudding, and a hint of peppermint. The palate is deliciously spiced but mellow …
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IWSC judges · Silver · 2024
Delicious aromas of crème caramel and delicate fruit with a hint of cinnamon. The palate reveals a luscious tapestry of butterscotch and ripe peaches, culminating in a warm spiced finish.
Read the judges' note on iwsc.net

Competition medals

IWSC
Silver 2024 · 92 pts
San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Double Gold 2024
Release not stated. Most likely this one.

2 medals from 2 competitions, 2024.

Tasting Notes

Flavor profile

How strongly each flavor family shows up across 5 notes from 4 publications, all for the 2023 release, weighted by source.

  • Herbal & greenlilac, rooibos, a hint of peppermintA hint
  • Fruitybaked stone fruits, caramel apple, spiced apple, pear, orangeClear
  • Sweetcaramel and vanilla, honey roasted nuts, honey, pralines, caramel appleClear
  • Oak & maltoak barrel, almost burnt wheat toast, The Masters of Oak, honey roasted nuts, multi grain wheat toastLight
  • SmokeA hint
  • Spicegreen cardamom, torched cinnamon dust, sweetened black pepper, peppery, SpicyClear

Flavor map

Maker's Mark Cellar Aged against other bourbons we carry. Closer dots taste more alike.

← More delicateRicher →Less smokySmokier →Maker's Mark Cellar AgedHeaven Hill Distillery90th Anniversary 9Year Old 2025YellowstoneLimited EditionLimited Edition SeriesNo. 16 Woodford ReserveMaster's Collection 'VeryFine Rare Bourbon'Kentucky Straight

Closest bourbons at a similar price: Heaven Hill Distillery 90th Anniversary 9 Year Old 2025 ($749.96), Yellowstone Limited Edition ($399.96), and Limited Edition Series No. 16 Woodford Reserve Master's Collection 'Very Fine Rare Bourbon' Kentucky Straight ($479.96).

Show the map as a list

Each whisky's place on the map, from 0 to 10.

WhiskyRichSmokyPrice
Maker's Mark Cellar Aged (this bottle)7.40.0$599.96
Bardstown Collaborative Series Silver Oak Barrel Blend of7.00.0$199.96
Blanton's Straight From The Barrel7.00.0$299.96
Chicken Cock Red Stave7.00.0$249.96
Garrison Brothers Small Batch7.00.0$89.98
Knob Creek 18 Year Old7.80.0$199.96
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof8.00.0$99.96
Booker's6.80.3$249.96
John E. Fitzgerald Larceny Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Small Batch7.10.6$64.97
McAfee's Benchmark Full Proof Extra Strong6.70.0$24.97
Breckenridge High Proof Blend6.50.0$64.98
Buffalo Trace Distillery Bourbon Cream Liqueur6.50.0$26.98
Knob Creek 12 Year Old6.90.8$79.96
Heaven Hill Distillery 90th Anniversary 9 Year Old 20256.70.7$749.96
Evan Williams White Label Bottled in Bond7.71.0$22.98
Michter's 20 Years Old Limited Release-Single Barrel6.40.3$4,599.96
Daviess County French Oak Cask Finish6.60.7$49.98
Maker's Mark Limited Release 101 Proof6.30.4$59.97
Yellowstone Limited Edition7.01.1$399.96
Limited Edition Series No. 16 Woodford Reserve Master's Collection 'Very Fine Rare Bourbon' Kentucky Straight6.20.0$479.96
Baker's 7 Year Old6.40.7$69.96
Booker's Limited Edition 30th Anniversary7.31.3$1,999.96
The Clover Single Barrel6.30.7$54.98
Eagle Rare 12 Year6.10.3$169.96

Flavor scores are our estimates. A flavor scores higher when more critics mention it and when they describe it more strongly, so no single review sets the result. They are not a rating from any publication.

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