Maker’s 46® actually begins as fully matured Maker’s Mark. And then we begin the inventive, handcrafted finishing process using seared, French, oak staves that offers more complexity and creates a bourbon with a deeper, richer copper tone; and big, bold flavours of vanilla, oak caramel and spice – yet retains the easy drinkability of Maker’s Mark. And the 46? That’s the number of experiments with different wood varieties and levels of char it took to achieve the perfect balance.

46 varieties of wood and levels of char were used to discover that 10 perfectly seared French, oak staves inserted into a barrel of fully matured Maker’s Mark® would yield a bourbon with a deeper, richer tone; and big, bold flavours of vanilla, oak caramel and spice. Maker’s 46® and Maker’s Mark® are the same. But different.