The first new Maker's Mark recipe for at least 50 years, Maker's 46 is named for the number of different wood 'recipes' they tried before getting it right. Bottled at 47% it is matured in part in barrels containing a 'ladder' of toasted new French oak barrel staves to give more spice, sweetness and vanilla.
Tasting Notes
NOSE
Toffee sweetness and the saw dust from freshly cut wood. Has a very toasty aroma, with sweet spices and deep, thick caramel.
PALATE
Creamy and very soft. Then it opens up, in fact it explodes with spiciness which concentrates on the tip of the tongue.
Finish: A natural progression of the palate with the sweet spices and it concentrates on the tongue
