Maker’s Mark 46® is the recipe of Bill Samuels Jr., son of founders Bill and Margie, and the first new major expression since classic Maker’s® was released in 1958. Maker’s 46® is aged longer with special seared French oak staves. With subtly layered bourbon notes and balanced complexity.
Maker’s 46® is the taste vision of Bill Samuels, Jr. Creating his signature bourbon requires first-of-its-kind finishing that begins with fully matured cask strength Maker’s Mark®.
Ten seared French oak staves are fitted into the barrel before the whisky is finished to maturity under ideal conditions in our limestone cellar.
The result is a bourbon with notes of caramel, vanilla and baking spice that greet the palate in layers.
Why is it called Maker’s Mark®46? Bill Samuels Jr. named this bourbon after the French Oak Stave, which the Independent Stave Company files as “Stave Profile No. 46”.
AROMA
Hints of toasty French oak, caramel and baking spices
TASTE
Mildly sweet and uniquely layered with deep rich notes of vanilla and baking spice
FINISH
Velvety subtle and pleasingly long.
