SOUTHERN / AMERICAN / PACIFIC WINE & SPIRITS® Maker’s Mark – 6045589602463

Notes from the Maker:
We age Maker’s 46® a bit longer inside barrels containing seared French oak staves. The staves create bolder, more complex flavors – while eliminating the bitterness that usually comes with whiskies that are aged longer.

Maker’s 46® is meticulously handmade and inventively finished during winter using seared French oak staves. It offers more complexity; a deeper, richer copper tone; and big, bold flavors of vanilla, caramel, oak and spice. Yet Maker’s 46® retains the easy drinkability of Maker’s Mark®.

It’s made only in winter.
As bourbon matures, it absorbs its distinctive flavors by moving in and out of the wood inside charred oak barrels. The heat of the summer leads to more interaction with the barrel, while winter creates less interaction.

Maker’s 46 begins as fully matured Maker’s Mark, but we finish Maker’s 46 only during winter when bourbon matures more slowly. We watch it and taste it almost every day. Then, after just a few months when the flavors are at the perfect balance, we open the barrels and bottle the bourbon for you..