Maker’s Mark 46 Cask Strength Bill’s Recipe French Oaked Batch 23-02

Part of Maker’s Mark No. 46 Cask Strength Bill’s Recipe, this is Batch 23-02, aged longer with special seared French oak staves.
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.

    Nose:    Vanilla, toffee, sweet cherry candy, light oak.

    Taste:    Caramel, almonds, hint of barrel char, toffee, brown sugar, oak and milk chocolate.

    Finish:    Long, rich, with barrel char and oak.

Maker's Mark distillery is located at Star Hill Farm in Kentucky. Maker's Mark began with one family's quest to create a bourbon they enjoyed drinking and sharing with friends. As the world's first premium bourbon, it changed the industry in 1953.
This one changed the way we think of bourbon, all because one man changed the way he thought about making it. Bill Samuels, Sr., simply wanted a whisky he would enjoy drinking. Never bitter or sharp, Maker's Mark is made with soft red winter wheat instead of the usual rye, for a one-of-a-kind, full flavored bourbon that's smooth and balanced. Bill found his ideal mash bill in the kitchen, cleverly testing mash bills through bread in order to quickly test recipes without distilling and aging. It's the red winter wheat that imparts the front-of-palate sweetness that Maker's is known for.
To ensure consistency, they rotate every barrel by hand and age our bourbon to taste, not time, in our solar powered warehouses. Each and every bottle of Maker's is still hand-dipped in their signature red wax at their distillery in Loretto, Kentucky, just like Bill Sr. would have wanted.