Maker’s Mark has announced the 2024 limited-release of Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged. Like the inaugural, award-winning 2023 release, Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged 2024 is aged to taste, not time, blending 12- and 13-year-old Maker’s Mark expressions for a greater flavour profile. The release blends 15 per cent Maker’s Mark 12 Years Old and 85 per cent Maker’s Mark 13 Year Old, at 59.7% ABV.
Rob Samuels, eighth-generation whisky maker and managing director of Maker’s Mark, commented: “We surprised the world with the debut of Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged last year, a bold step in our family’s legacy because, for more than 65 years, aging our whisky for a decade-plus wasn't something we did. Staying true to our founders' flavour vision and our relentless pursuit of excellence, we’re thrilled to introduce our most mature bourbon yet.”
Dr Blake Layfield, head of innovation and blending at Maker’s Mark, added: “Delivering an elevated expression that’s distinctly Maker’s Mark, Cellar Aged finishes maturation in our LEED-certified cellar, built into the limestone shelf that surrounds us, creating a richer, deeper and more complex bourbon, free from the harsher tannic effects commonly found in older American whiskies.”
The limestone shelf that surrounds Star Hill Farm, homeplace to the Maker’s Mark Distillery, is key to crafting the taste of its bourbon. Maker’s Mark owns, protects, and enriches all 76 acres of its main lake's watershed, and today, is the largest bourbon distillery in the world to achieve B Corp Certification and the first distillery to achieve Regenified Certification, a reflection of the brand's dedication to regenerative agriculture practices that enhances the flavour of its bourbon.
Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged 2024 (RRP £145) will be available in the UK from November.
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