#315 - Makers Mark Kentucky Bourbon

#315 Makers Mark Kentucky Bourbon - Joel Stansbury

Tied by: Joel Stansbury
Originated by: Joel Stansbury

Hook: Partridge CS15 #4
Thread: Black 8/0
Tag: Gold flat tinsel
Body: Black floss
Rib: Gold flat tinsel
Belly: White bucktail
Throat: Red schlappen
Wing: 2 ginger hackles flanked by ginger variant hackle
Shoulder: Red hen back
Eyes: Jungle cock nail
Head: Black

Notes: In 1954, T. William 'Bill' Samuels Sr., purchased the Burks' Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky. It wasn't until 1958 that the first bottle of Makers Mark made it's way out of the barrel and into a bottle and sealed with the distinctive drippy red wax seal which Joel replicates with the red shoulder and throat on the fly. Joel made a fine job echoing the tones of the golden bourbon using rich ginger variant hackles streaked with black bars. If you plan to tie your own version of Joel's streamer, it is recommended to have a tumbler of the golden whisky to savour as you set to work. Sniff, sip, savour, wrap and repeat.