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WHAT: Maker’s Mark Bourbon Rating: NNNN
WHERE: Loretto, Kentuky
WHY: A number of premium American whiskies come and go through Vintages, but for a regularly stocked LCBO offering, Maker’s is an excellent upmarket mash option. Straight up at 45 per cent alcohol, it shows smoke, maple, sweet corn and a slow burn tinged with licorice-like intensity. Throw that in an Old Fashioned or Manhattan and you’re off to the races, which is a most Kentuckian state of affairs.
PRICE: 750 ml/$37.95
AVAILABILITY: At most liquor stores (product #103747)
