Maker's Mark Wood Finishing Series Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Bill Samuels, Jr. has been living and working around Maker’s Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky since his family started the distillery back in 1953. One of the key things that Bill, Sr. told Bill, Jr. when he handed over the bourbon making role to his son was, “Don’t screw up the whisky.” Since then, Bill, Jr. has been laser focused on making a consistent bourbon whisky so every bottle tastes just as good as the last. And that’s just what he did for years until his own retirement neared.

It was back in 2008 that Bill, Jr. decided it was time to retire. Before he turned over the keys to the distillery to his son Rob Samuels he wanted to leave his own mark on the family brand. Bill worked for a couple of years with Maker’s long time partner Independent Stave Company on creating a new bourbon that would start with all the goodness of Maker’s Mark wheated bourbon but with a new, unique finish. His stated goal was to create a finished bourbon that was “Yummy, bigger and bolder than Maker’s Mark.”

After nearly two years, 120 plus experiments of various stave finishes including different types of American and French oak; grooves vs. no grooves; convection oven, direct flame or water bath; cook time, short direct sear, extended infrared light; time spent in the finishing barrel and various temperatures tests inside the rickhouse a new product was born.

Maker's Mark Wood Finishing Series Straight Bourbon Whiskey Tasting Notes

Nose: Fruit and sweetness.

Palate: Fruit up front, a wave of baking spice hitting midpalate and the classic Maker's Mark® sweetness coming in at the end.

Finish: Vibrant and bright with spice and sweetness perfectly balanced for a lingering, light finish.

Distillery Information

Maker's Mark is a small-batch bourbon whiskey produced in Loretto, Kentucky, by Beam Suntory. It is bottled at 90 U.S. proof and sold in distinctively squarish bottles sealed with red wax. The distillery offers tours, and is part of the American Whiskey Trail and the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.

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