Quite a surprise! Makers Mark Lost Recipe Series - Mocha

My area has finally started to see the heart release from makers mark over the last couple weeks. Upon initial release, store reps said our state simply wouldn't be getting the bottle, which was a huge bummer as a MM fan. My state really just doesn't see a ton of allocated or sought after bottles, so it was kind of par for the course.

Imagine my surprise when cruising through Costco that they had a brand new “lost recipe series” release for the retired mocha stave! That stave use to be a staple of the private selection series, but MM “retired it", seemingly surprised by how well it was received. It came to no surprise that they were going to save it for a special release. I've had old private selection reserves with mocha heavy staves, and they are some of my favorites. Supplementing it with the french cuvee sounds like it will make for one hell of a dessert pour.

I literally just opened my heart release last week and typically would wait until that's getting further to finished before opening a new bottle, but this is too damn tempting.