Nose | Hints of wood staves, caramel and sweetness. |
Palate | Very intense flavours; a big crescendo of wood blending perfectly with deep, complex and rich notes of vanilla and caramel. |
Finish | Smooth and subtle. |
The first bourbon in the distillery’s wood-finishing series, Maker's Mark 46 was created to amplify the flavours in the original expression.. 10 seared virgin French oak staves are inserted into a barrel of fully matured Maker's Mark at cask strength and is left to finish for nine weeks in a limestone cellar. The result is a bolder and more complex bourbon without the bitterness often found in longer-aged whiskies.