{"product_id":"makers-mark-46-collectors-edition-70cl","title":"Maker's Mark 46 Collector's Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 70cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eMaker's Mark 46 Collector's Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 70cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited Edition Wooden Box! Cool as hell for those who like collecting bourbon stuff and things. We certainly do and one sits proudly on our office shelves!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith an impressive red wax seal, wax stamp and presented in a stylish wooden box, The Maker’s Mark 46 is a bourbon whisky with an ABV of 47%. This deep amber dram from The Loch Fyne distillery in Inverary, Scotland, has been barrel finished with 10 French oak staves, and promises a big and bold finish that will leave a lasting taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first line extension to the Maker's Mark range since the '50s, Maker's 46 is essentially the standard expression with added spice. This bourbon was not intended to compete with the core expression, instead it's a cousin to it, something different for those that like spicy \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/whisky\/\"\u003ewhiskey\u003c\/a\u003e. They add this extra dimension by inserting seared French oak staves into the barrels (with the stave profile \"number 46\" - thus the name). It's utterly stunning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose\u003c\/strong\u003e Toffee sweetness and the saw dust from freshly cut wood. Has a very toasty aroma, with sweet spices and deep, thick caramel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy and very soft. Then it opens up, in fact it explodes with spiciness which concentrates on the tip of the tongue. It’s on nutmeg, mulled wine spices, allspice, cinnamon. Also a hint of hot apple juice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish\u003c\/strong\u003e A natural progression of the palate with the sweet spices and it concentrates on the tongue – this may be one of the few times you’ll notice a concentration of sweetness like this from a bourbon. It also becomes grassy after a minute or so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Maker's Mark \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaylor William \"Bill\" Samuels Snr started out in the whiskey industry at his family's T.W. Samuels distillery in the 1930s. When his father, Lesley Samuels, died in 1936, Bill inherited the running of the place, which he did so until 1942 when he sold it and its brands to Country Distillers Products. Bill has initially intended to retire to his farm, but the allure of creating a new bourbon proved too much, and he set about canvassing help in producing the recipe for the smoothers tasting whiskey that he has campaigned for and failed to get the family to distil over a decade prior. Among those who he reached out to were Hap Motlow of Jack Daniel's, Ed Shapira of Heaven Hill, and the legendary Julian 'Pappy' Van Winkle I. Pappy's wheated Old Weller and Old Fitzgerald bourbon were exactly the profile that Samuels was after, and with Van Winkle's help, he debuted finessed his own wheat mashbill, and bought land in Loretto, Kentucky in 1953. He filled his first barrels the following year, and in the years that preceded his first bottlings, Bill's wife Margie created the Maker's Mark brand based on her collections of fine English pewter stamps. The first bottle of Maker's Mark was bottled on 8th May 1958, and was hand-dipped with red wax, as all bottles still are to this day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e47% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maker's Mark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54523942797637,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4465223609_382e0c89-27a4-4635-86ee-2e39c427e2b0.jpg?v=1746551396","url":"https:\/\/b1yyjg-bk.myshopify.com\/products\/makers-mark-46-collectors-edition-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation Old","version":"1.0","type":"link"}