Maker’s Mark Whisky 101 Proof – 750ml

The original “Burks Distillery” was built in 1885 just outside of Loretto,Kentucky.T. William “Bill” Samuels bought the operation in 1953 for $35,000. Samuels wanted to make quality, so he used the sales of the existing stockpiles to finance a revamp. The first bottle of the new flagship brand “Makers Mark” was bottled in 1958 and dipped intothe red sealing waxthat has become the companys trademark making them one of the first to carve out a space in what we now call the“premium Bourbon”market. Currently owned by Beam-Suntory, members of the Samuels family still work at the company.