Makers Mark

Makers Mark
Makers Mark

Maker's Mark is a small-batch bourbon whiskey that is distilled in Loretto, Kentucky, by Beam Suntory. It is sold in distinctively squarish bottles, which are sealed with red wax, and bottled at 90 U.S. proof (45% alcohol by volume). The distillery offers tours, and is part of the American Whiskey Trail and the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.HistoryProduction of Maker's Mark started in 1954, after its originator, T. William "Bill" Samuels Sr., purchased the distillery known as "Burks' Distillery" in Loretto, Kentucky for $35,000 on October 1, 1953.The first bottle of Maker's Mark was bottled in 1958 and featured the brand's distinctive dipped red wax seal. Maker's Mark holds a U.S. trademark (serial number 73526578) on the wax seal of their bottles.In the 1960s and 1970s, Maker's Mark was widely marketed with the tag line, "It tastes expensive... and is."The distillery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1974, and designated a National Historic Landmark on December 16, 1980, listed as "Burks' Distillery". It was the first distillery in America to be so recognized where the landmark buildings were in active use for distilling.Maker's Mark was sold to Hiram Walker & Sons in 1981. Subsequently, Hiram Walker was acquired by the distillery giant Allied Domecq in 1987, which in turn sold Maker's Mark to Deerfield, Illinois-based Fortune Brands in 2005, when Allied-Domecq was bought by Pernod Ricard. In 2011 Fortune Brands split; its drinks business became Beam Inc.

Map Location
location: 3350 Burks Spring Road, Loretto, KY
type: Foodservice Distributor
category: Foodservice Distributor, Distillery, Brewery
phone: (270) 865-2099
 

Dancing Events at Makers Mark

  • Bourbon and Ballet 2017
    PAST EVENT
    Bourbon And Ballet 2017
    June 3 @ 6pm - 10pm

    Makers Mark, 3350 Burks Spring Road, Loretto, KY, 40037

    Join us Saturday, June 3 for Bourbon and Ballet. For the third year in a row, we’re excited to partner with Kentucky Ballet Theatre for a summer night that’s ...


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