I love Maker’s Mark for their creativity. Their benchmark bourbon is very simple and delicious. But, they do things to their bourbon to make it stand out. Maker’s 46 is a great example. They finish their normal bourbon by using 10 oak staves charred in a certain way. When looking for the perfect char on the wood, they decided on the 46th option, hence Maker’s 46. This finishing process adds a lot of character and spice. It’s actually quite spicy. The vanilla notes are turned down and the spice notes are turned up compared to the normal bourbon. A very delicious bourbon with a very unique flavor because of a very unique finishing process. Highly recommend for people branching out and are tired of the “extra aged” and “double oaked” expressions of bourbon that are quite prevalent in the market.