Distillery Info
The mantra at Maker’s Mark is a great one;
There's an old joke at the distillery that goes, "If we could make it any faster, we wouldn't." Because at Maker's Mark, it's one bottle at a time. Every time. That's as true today as it was when our founders filled our first bottle. And since then, it's been a widely held belief around here that character isn't made by machine."
Making Maker’s Mark Kentucky Straight Bourbon changed the way we think of bourbon, all because one man changed the way he thought about making it. Bill Samuels, Sr., simply wanted a whisky he would enjoy drinking. Never bitter or sharp, Maker's Mark is made with soft red winter wheat, instead of the usual rye, for a one-of-a-kind, full-flavoured bourbon that's easy to drink. To ensure consistency, they rotate every barrel by hand and age their bourbon to taste, not time. Each and every bottle of Maker's is still hand-dipped in their signature red wax at the distillery in Loretto, Kentucky.
