If you build Old Fashioneds at home, this is the deal to act on. Maker’s Mark 46 is currently showing at £26.78 for a 70cl bottle on Amazon UK, down from a list price of £44.19. That is a great price for a bourbon that won World’s Best Finished Bourbon at the 2026 World Whiskies Awards, and it is priced well below where the rest of the UK market sits. Master of Malt has it around £35 to £36, Tesco’s marketplace listings run from £43 upwards, and the lowest tracked prices elsewhere hover around £31 to £35. At £26.78 you are buying an award-winner for less than standard supermarket bourbon!
A quick note on availability: this is a Prime Day deal and today (Friday 26th) is the last day, so it will likely be gone by tomorrow.
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What makes the 46 different from standard Maker’s Mark
It is worth knowing the difference, because the two bottles are easy to confuse on the shelf. Standard Maker’s Mark is a soft, wheated bourbon at 45% ABV, gentle and easy-going. The 46 takes that same spirit and ages it further with ten seared French oak staves dropped into the barrel. The result, bottled at 47%, is richer, spicier and more structured.
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You get more toasted oak, more baking spice, and a longer finish, while keeping the smooth wheated character that makes Maker’s so approachable. It was the first major new expression the distillery released after the original, created by Bill Samuels Jr., and it is essentially the classic recipe with the volume turned up on oak and spice.
Why it works in an Old Fashioned
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READ THE STORYIt is hotter in Britain right now than it is in Kentucky.
As I write this, Loretto, the Kentucky town where Maker’s Mark is made, is sitting in the low twenties, while much of the UK is pushing past 30°C. Kentucky summers run this hot as a matter of course, though, and there is a reason the Old Fashioned is a bourbon-country staple: it is one of the best ways to drink whisky when the temperature climbs. The ice, the citrus and the dilution turn a warming spirit into something long and refreshing, and Maker’s Mark 46 is well suited to the job.
An Old Fashioned rewards a bourbon with backbone. Entry-level wheated bourbons can get lost under the sugar and bitters, but the 46’s extra oak spice gives it something to push back with.
Reviewers back this up. Wine Enthusiast scored it 94 points, and tasting notes across the board point to a dessert-spice profile: caramel, cinnamon, vanilla custard, nutmeg and a touch of chocolate.
Who should buy it
This is the bottle for anyone who wants to step up from standard Maker’s Mark without paying cask-strength money, and for drinkers who like sweet, smooth bourbon with vanilla, caramel and toasted oak. It also makes an easy gift, given the recognisable bottle and the wax-dipped top.
It is less suited to anyone chasing rye-heavy spice, a drier style, a high-proof hit or an age statement. And if the price climbs back toward £35 to £45, standard Maker’s Mark or a bottle of Woodford Reserve start to look like stronger value.
But at £26.78, for an Old Fashioned bourbon this well made, it is hard to argue with.
Please note this article contains affiliate links and we may earn a commission on purchases, at no cost to you. It doesn’t change what we recommend. At the time of writing, £26.78 was the cheapest UK price we could find, and we’d flag this one regardless as it is such good value. In fact, I am off to order one myself…
