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Maker's Mark

Brand Publisher · Bourbon & American whiskey · 12 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/bourbon

Reddit take

Not enough linked mention summaries yet; the source excerpts below are the evidence.

Pros

  • By the 2000s, only two legacy Kentucky distilleries retained their historically low entry– Wild Turkey at 107 and Maker’s Mark at 110.
  • Our current nicer stuff looks like Maker’s Mark (regular and cask strength), Jim Beam Black, Sazerac, Larceny small batch, High West, Redwood Empire, 4 Roses, etc.
  • this is the best makers bottle ive had, low bar but i dig it
  • Maker's Mark is a beautiful property, and they do a nice tour.
  • I prefer weller (anything but SR) and maker’s mark much more.

Cons

  • Maker's seems like this sleeping giant, stuck in its old ways and unwilling to budge on their processes. And when they have bent just a little bit to the whims of the market, we got products that are just slight variations of their stand...
  • Yeah, it has taken me time to warm up to Maker’s in general, I find a lot of their stuff to be pretty simple and mild. That said, some of these limited releases in the past couple of years have been really nice!
  • I keep trying MM and while it's pretty good...it's not something I'd race out to buy. I've had CS, the 46, and the Heart series. I had some "Heart" over the last week and it's opened up nicely but can't remember the other 2 so they must...
  • Have some MM, don't really like it, 46 is better
  • I was blown away to see Maker’s was the one I disliked the most.

Sentiment

5 positive (42%) · 4 mixed (33%) · 3 negative (25%)

Trust + time weighted score: +18% · raw score 17%

What redditors said (10 of 12)

By the 2000s, only two legacy Kentucky distilleries retained their historically low entry– Wild Turkey at 107 and Maker’s Mark at 110.
positive · u/O****e · r/bourbon · comment · Nov 20, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Maker's seems like this sleeping giant, stuck in its old ways and unwilling to budge on their processes. And when they have bent just a little bit to the whims of the market, we got products that are just slight variations of their standard stuff.
negative · u/P****h · r/bourbon · comment · Nov 10, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Yeah, it has taken me time to warm up to Maker’s in general, I find a lot of their stuff to be pretty simple and mild. That said, some of these limited releases in the past couple of years have been really nice!
mixed · u/a****x · r/bourbon · comment · Nov 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Our current nicer stuff looks like Maker’s Mark (regular and cask strength), Jim Beam Black, Sazerac, Larceny small batch, High West, Redwood Empire, 4 Roses, etc.
positive · u/p****a · r/bourbon · Jul 7, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
this is the best makers bottle ive had, low bar but i dig it
positive · u/M****i · r/bourbon · comment · Jul 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Maker's Mark is a beautiful property, and they do a nice tour.
positive · u/K****D · r/bourbon · comment · Jul 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I keep trying MM and while it's pretty good...it's not something I'd race out to buy. I've had CS, the 46, and the Heart series. I had some "Heart" over the last week and it's opened up nicely but can't remember the other 2 so they must have been just so-so.
mixed · u/g****n · r/bourbon · comment · Feb 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Have some MM, don't really like it, 46 is better
negative · u/w****1 · r/bourbon · comment · Feb 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I was blown away to see Maker’s was the one I disliked the most.
negative · u/T****d · r/bourbon · Feb 1, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
If you wanted a wheated bourbon anytime from the 1950's to the 1990's, you had basically two options: Maker's Mark or Stitzel-Weller.
mixed · u/P****h · r/bourbon · comment · Jan 22, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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