The first bourbon in our wood-finishing series, Maker's Mark 46 was created by Bill Samuels, Jr., to amplify the flavours he loves in Maker's Mark. The innovative wood-stave-finishing process starts with fully matured Maker's Mark at cask strength. The distillery then inserts 10 seared virgin French oak staves into the barrel & finish it for nine weeks in our limestone cellar. The result is Maker's Mark 46: bolder & more complex, but without the bitterness typical of longer-aged whiskies.