Maker's Mark Virgin Oak Stave Wood Finishing Series Distillery Exclusive SB 5-2 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2024) 70cl
For those who are in the UK, it sucks because we do not get to sample what Maker's Mark does best with its experimentation.
Maker's Mark has been using different stave profiles from French Oak, American Oak, Spanish Oak, Sherry Oak and many others however the release numbers are too small & exclusive to be brought to a lot of countries so therefore, we proudly present some rare bourbon from a well established brand with great taste and name.
The bottles are also waxed a little differently as you can see from the images.
Only available at the Distillery shop in 2024 in limited numbers
Wood Finishing Series - "At Maker's Mark, our Wood Finishing Series explores unique expressions of our signature Maker's mark whisky, using natural flavours from wood to amplify certain characteristics. For the Distillery exclusive release we have partnered with Independent Stav co to develop unique flavours possible from wood. The wood staves are seasoned and then either baked or toasted. We then add 10 staves to each barrel of Maker's Mark and place it in our limestone cellar for an extra finishing process. This creates a distinctive version of maker's mark that explores the flavour and character of our signature whisky.
Tasting Notes
Nose : Toasted sweetness, stone fruit, cocoa
Palate : Brown sugar, maple, spice
Finish : Creamy, dark chocolate, long silky finish
About Maker's Mark
Taylor 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.
54.35% ABV
75cl
