Maker's Mark
Reddit take
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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.
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.
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!
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 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.
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.
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.
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