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Quick Profile
- Age
- Custom combination of 10 oak staves chosen from 5 wood finishing profiles; aged ~9 weeks
- Style
- High-Proof / Barrel-Proof Whiskey
- Region
- Kentucky
Flavor Profile
Unique barrel-to-barrel profiles based on stave selection (e.g., Baked American Pure, Seared French Cuvee, Maker's 46, Roasted French Mendiant, Toasted French Spice).
What Defines This Bottle
High-Proof / Barrel-Proof Whiskey
Bottled at or near its barrel-entry strength, with no or minimal water added; concentrated flavor and higher perceived heat.
Bottled at, or close to, the proof it actually comes out of the barrel at -- little or no water added before bottling. That means more of the barrel's own character reaches the glass undiluted, at the cost of a proof that can run well past standard bottling strength. See Rickhouse Science for how barrel placement and time change what's actually in that barrel to begin with, and the Proof & Dilution Calculator for what cutting a barrel-proof pour down actually does to it.
Learn about High-Proof / Barrel-Proof Whiskey →Production Details
Disclosed production notes from Maker's Mark Distillery -- structured, sourced facts, not a tasting review.
- Cooperage
- Charred New American White Oak (Char #3 standard), seasoned outdoors for 9 months prior to barrel assembly.
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