Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series 2020 LE SE4 x PR5

Maker’s SE4 x PR5 starts off as standard Maker’s Mark, which is a wheated bourbon made in batches of less than 1,000 gallons. Then ten oak staves are placed in just-emptied standard Maker's Mark barrels, which are then refilled and returned to the warehouses to finish aging. The company used two unique stave profiles (SE4xPR5) – developed in partnership with Independent Stave Company for this year’s release. These staves are a marriage of virgin toasted American oak (PR5) and virgin French oak (SE4) staves which were aged outside for a full year. In the end the company used a blend of these stave finishes. The final bourbon blend is approximately 13% of the SE4 stave aged for six weeks, 32% of the SE4 stave aged for five weeks, and 55% of the PR5 stave aged for four weeks.