This episode is about more than bourbon. It’s about travel, memory, and the way a bottle can take you straight back to a moment in time.

We’re drinking the Maker’s Mark Singapore City Expression from the Wood Finishing Series, one of the international airport exclusives that can only be purchased in that specific city.

Using Maker’s unique stave finishing process, this release builds on the familiar Maker’s profile but layers in rich cherry confectionery notes, milk chocolate, custard sweetness and gentle spice.

We unpack how the stave finishing works, why these bottles are surprisingly difficult to get, and what makes airport-exclusive bourbon hunting such a strange and wonderful challenge.

Most of all, we talk about how certain bottles carry personal meaning. This one takes us straight back to a family holiday in Singapore, late nights, incredible food, and a few slightly questionable footwear decisions outside a bar.

Sometimes the best story in the glass is your own.

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