Ohio Division of Liquor Control Announces Four Selections from Maker's Mark - Available April 5

The Ohio Division of Liquor Control has announced the availability of four selections from Maker’s Mark beginning at 9am on Friday, April 5th at selected agencies across the state. The four selections are ‘The Great 88 Select’, ‘Capital City Select’, ‘Queen City Select’, and ‘North Coast Select’.

The selections were hand-picked for Ohio by the Maker’s Mark Private Select Team, led by Scott Mooney (Program Manager). All selections began as Maker’s Mark Cask Strength aged in charred American oak barrels. The proof on all the bottles will vary based on which barrel they came from and will retail for $65.99 + tax.

The selections are:

The Great 88 Select – A reference to the 88 counties that make up Ohio.

Four Staves: Roasted French Mocha (char, maple, cacao)

Six Staves: Toasted French Spice (smoke, coumarin, spice)

Capital City Select – A reference to the great city of Columbus

Five Staves: Baked American Pure 2 (sweet brown vanilla, caramel, brown spice)

Three Staves: Maker’s 46 (dried fruit, vanilla, spice)

One Stave: Roasted French Mocha (char, maple, cacao)

One Stave: Toasted French Spice (smoke, coumarin, spice)

Queen City Select – A reference to the nickname for Cincinnati

Two Staves: Baked American Pure 2 (sweet brown vanilla, caramel, brown spice)

Three Staves: Seared French Cuvee (oaky, caramel, roasted/toasted)

Four Staves: Maker’s 46 (dried fruit, vanilla, spice)

One Stave: Roasted French Mocha (char, maple, cacao)

North Coast Select – A reference to the cities on the north coast, including Cleveland and Sandusky

Ten Staves: Maker’s 46 (dried fruit, vanilla, spice)

Our Take

This is one of the rare private selections where we feel the juice is worth the squeeze. Each location has a good amount of bottles so you stand a decent chance of getting one and the selections are unique and intriguing. We are especially interested in the Baked American Pure 2 based on the tasting profile. One improvement we would have liked to have seen is to vary the availability of the bottles. It’s a shame that people up north are limited to the ‘North Coast Select’, however, this is a huge improvement on how things have been going with The Ohio Division of Liquor Control so we want to acknowledge them for that. There are a lot of bottles and multiple selections and there are enough where people will actually stand a good chance of getting one. 

Locations available on April 5

Ross Wine & Liquor       

27313 Wolf Road Unit 15, Bay Village

North Coast Select - 114 bottles

Acme   

2905 Whipple Ave., Canton

North Coast Select - 120 bottles

Centerville Liquor & Wine          

894 S. Main St., Centerville

Queen City Select - 114 bottles

Red Bank Wine & Spirits          

3974 Red Bank Rd. Suite A, Cincinnati

Queen City Select - 120 bottles

Chateau Wine & Spirits 

2131 Polaris Parkway, Columbus

Capital City Select - 240 bottles

Fine Wine & True Spirits              

6080 Wilmington Pike, Dayton

The Great 88 Select - 240 bottles

The Pit Stop      

805 North Memorial Drive, Lancaster

Capital City Select - 120 bottles

O'Bryan's Wine & Spirits             

8972 Columbia Rd. Unit A, Loveland

Queen City Select - 228 bottles

Pauken Wine & Liquor  

221 Golden Gate Shopping Center, Maumee

The Great 88 Select - 240 bottles

Middletown Fine Wine & Spirits

721 Breiel Blvd., Middletown

Queen City Select - 228 bottles

Cap and Corks  

25141 Lorain Rd., North Olmsted

North Coast Select - 234 bottles

Pat O'Brien's Fine Wines

30800 Pine Tree Dr., Pepper Pike

North Coast Select - 240 bottles

Giant Eagle       

873 Refugee Rd., Pickerington

Capital City Select - 120 bottles

Giant Eagle       

3061 Kingsdale Center, Upper Arlington

Capital City Select - 240 bottles

A & C Southway Beverage          

45 South Ave. 1st Floor, Youngstown

The Great 88 Select - 120 bottles

Source: Ohio Department of Liquor Control