The Whisky Drop by Maker’s Mark September 2022

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In In aa single single rickhouse, rackhouse,there there are are seven seven levels levels of of barrels. barrels. These buildings buildings can can get get aa bit bit toasty toasty inside, inside, but but the the temperatures temperatures differ differ depending depending on on the the level level –– higher higher is is hotter, hotter, and and lower lower is is cooler. cooler. Since Since bourbon bourbon owes owes much much of of its its flavor flavor to to aa barrel’s barrel’s expansion expansion and and contraction, contraction, aa barrel barrel left left on on the the seventh seventh floor floor during during its its entire entire aging aging process process would would taste taste drastically drastically different different from from aa barrel barrel left left on on the the first first floor. floor. In In comes comes the the rotation. rotation. To To even even out out the the heat heat exposure, exposure, we we move move seventh-floor seventh-floor barrels barrels to to the the first first after after three three years. years.

Sixth Sixth floor floor goes goes to to the the second. second. The The fifth fifth floor floor gets gets rotated rotated to to the the third. third.

And And since since the the fourth fourth level level is is right right in in the the middle, middle, those those barrels barrels stay stay put. put.

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BRT-01 Basic science says heat rises, meaning the top of the rickhouse is where barrels experience the hottest temperatures. With this causing the barrels to expand, a lot of extraction takes place. We used our staves to give you more barrel extractives with caramel and some toastiness added to the mix. It’s an expression most likely enjoyed more when you’re not thinking about science.

AROMA: Caramel and butterscotch mixed with a sweet spice TASTE: Bright, brown sugar and stone fruit FINISH: Warm and toasty, paired with hints of honey

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Since the most intense heat happens at the top of the rickhouse, at the cooler bottom, it’s less about extraction from the wood and more about the reaction of what’s inside the barrels. This bottle leans into the darker, heavier side with notes of fruit and chocolate – all thanks to our unique finishing staves.

Hopefully you’ll sip it in cooler temps as well.

AROMA: A seasoned oak nuttiness combined with molasses TASTE: Prevalent dark fruit and chocolate with baking spices FINISH: Long, viscous and round

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!"#$%&'(')*+,)*%'!"#$%& You may have heard about our recent B Corp Certification – an independently verified accreditation granted to organizations proven to balance profit with purpose. We’re incredibly proud of this distinction, but what does it actually mean, and how did we achieve it? Here are a few of the many things we’ve implemented over the years that the B Corp™ Certification team identified as examples of being a “force for good”: Solar power array that produces the equivalent of all energy used in the warehouse complex in Loretto.

Zero-landfill initiative that will repurpose or recycle all waste by summer 2022, including pulverizing used Maker’s Mark ® bottles into sand for hiking trails across our property, Star Hill Farm.

Recycling program for our team members and the wider community, which is the first in Marion County, Ky. A nearly 70-year record of philanthropic investment, including support for higher education, arts and the hospitality industry (The LEE Initiative, Feed the Soul Foundation, Bellarmine University Scholarship).

Learn more about our recent B Corp™ Certification

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