Description

The first bourbon in our wood-finishing series, Maker’s Mark 46™ was created by Bill Samuels, Jr., to amplify the flavors he loves in Maker’s Mark®. The innovative wood-stave-finishing process starts with fully matured Maker’s Mark® at cask strength. We then insert 10 seared virgin French oak staves into the barrel and finish it for nine weeks in our limestone cellar. The result is Maker’s Mark 46: bolder and more complex, but without the bitterness typical of longer-aged whiskeys. Want the full Maker’s Mark 46 story?

Building a better barrel. Though aging in cooler temperatures is pivotal for
Maker’s Mark 46, developing the Maker’s Mark 46 the finishing process was all about finding the right wood and determining how to treat it.

AROMA
Hints of wood staves, caramel, and sweetness

TASTE
Very intense flavors; a big crescendo of the wood blending perfectly with deep, complex and rich notes of vanilla and caramel

FINISH
Smooth and subtle

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