At Maker's Mark, we created a Wood Finishing Series to explore unique expressions of our signature Maker's Mark whisky. Maker's 46 starts with fully matured Maker's Mark. We then add 10 seared French Oak staves to each barrel and place it in our limestone cellar for an extra aging process. This creates a bolder version of Maker's Mark with pronounced notes of caramel and vanilla and has become known as stave profile No.46.