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I found it to be a lot better than regular Makers. I wonder if the whiskey benefits more from the oxidation it gets from moving out of the barrel and back, than it does from the staves put in the barrel. I myself cannot see why all of the big distilleries do not go back to making whiskey the way it tasted years ago. In my opinion, mm is not nearly as good as it was 15 years ago.
Why should they? They are already drinking the best possible bourbon in the world. Why would they want to drink anything else?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bourbon Boiler
IMO...Better than regular MM..... but that really does not say much. Pretty poor value at a $36 price point...again IMO...
I got my first bottle of 46 on sale for $30 and opened it just last month. I'm pretty much running with the pack here. Better than MM and decent enough but not as tasty as other wheaters in the price range, even @$30.
When did M46 (not MM46) come out?
I got two bottles when it did and this thread reminded me that I still have one.
So I opened it up today and am sipping on some neat, yes that's right, I have been typing one handed for ages now.:rolleyes:
From what I remembered from the first bottle this one seems subdude.
I remember the first bottle being bold and full of oak and red hot cinnamon with a heavy tannin finish.
This bottle is a wimp of those descriptions.
So, is it me or the bottle or was I on the M46 bandwagon when it debuted?
I like MM46 more than standard Maker's but it definitely didn't live up to the hype. I guess that's true of most things.
This is close to my experience as well. I think it came out about a year ago. I had a pour at a bar about 6 months ago, and it seemed fuller, more oak and bolder flavor than one I had a couple of weeks ago. The latest pour seemed less full and less integrated, as well as a bit hot. Is this a single barrel product?Quote:
Originally Posted by OscarV
I wonder if the difference between now and 6 months ago is the temperature at aging.
The reason I think this is some young whiskey's (3-6 Month) I have seen significant color differences between winter and summer batches. I think that M46 is only stave aged for a few months or weeks? Maybe it is due to different temps during aging at certain times of the year?
Of course this would not explain Oscar who bought two at the same time.
It hit Indiana about this time last year, but I think it was available in Kentucky around the 2010 Derby. It was not offered at the MM distillery as a tasting in June of 2010, but was when I went in June 2011.Quote:
Originally Posted by OscarV
I picked up a bottle of M46 a few months ago. I liked the wood flavor which was up front but not too strong. It has a spicy finish which I also like. $35 may be too much for this bottle but it is a nice whiskey.