Maker’sMarkKentuckyStraightBourbon(1L)(1L)

<p>The Maker’s Mark Bourbon that started it all and still stands tall today. </p><p>The original <em>“Burk’s Distillery”</em> was built in <em>1885</em> just outside of Loretto, Kentucky. <em>T. William “Bill” Samuels</em> bought the operation in 1953 for $35,000. Samuels wanted to make<em> quality</em>, so he used the sales of the existing stockpiles to finance a revamp. The first bottle of the new flagship brand <em>“Makers Mark”</em> was bottled in <em>1958</em> and dipped into the red sealing wax that has become the company’s trademark — making them <em>one of the first </em>to carve out a space in what we now call the <em>“premium Bourbon” market</em>. Currently owned by Beam-Suntory, members of the Samuels family<em> still work at the company.</em></p><p><em>Maker’s Mark Kentucky Straight Bourbon</em> is THE signature Whisky of Maker’s Mark. And while the oh-so-trendy crowd dabbles in spice-bombs, this dram is designed to be smooth. And that starts with a wheated mash bill (no rye) using soft red winter wheat. The barrels are <em>rotated by hand </em>in the warehouse on a regular schedule and — as hey say — aged “to taste, not time.” It’s even bottled to 45% ABV on site and dipped into their <em>famous red sealing wax</em> which is left to drip down the sides, making it one of the <em>most recognized brands</em> of premium Bourbon.</p>