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Founded in 1953, known for hand-dipped red wax-sealed bottles and wheated bourbons with soft, sweet profiles of vanilla, caramel, and oak, crafted in a historic setting.
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Maker’s Mark 46 is the recipe of Bill Samuels Jr., son of founders Bill and Margie, and the first new major expression since classic Maker's was released in 1958. Maker’s 46® is aged longer with ten special seared French oak staves, imparting depth and complexity. The result is a bold, rich expression, with exceptional depth and a long, enduring finish.
A higher-proof expression of Maker's Mark's signature soft-red-winter-wheat recipe, first introduced at duty-free airport shops in 2018 before becoming a distillery-exclusive release the following year.
The uncut, non-chill-filtered version of Maker's Mark, bottled straight from the barrel at varying barrel-proof strength using the same wheated mash bill of corn, red winter wheat, and malted barley.
The oldest bourbon Maker's Mark has produced in its 70-year history, a blend of 74% 11-year, 10% 13-year, and 16% 14-year-old wheated bourbon. Barrels age about six years in traditional rickhouses, then move into the distillery's LEED-certified limestone cellar (a steady 47°F, first blasted into the hillside in 2016) for extended maturation, avoiding the harsh tannins that usually come with long-aged bourbon. Cellar Aged began in 2023 as Maker's Mark's first major annual limited release, with the specific blend of ages, and proof, changing each year.
Fully matured in new, charred American oak and finished with custom, virgin French oak staves.