Dip your own bottle - Review of Maker's Mark, Loretto, KY - Tripadvisor (2024)

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Can you still dip your own bottle at Makers Mark? ›

Take a dip

A visit to the distillery isn't complete without a turn at our dipping station. When you purchase any undipped bottle, you can try your hand at dunking your one-of-a-kind souvenir into Maker's^® red wax.

The tour ends in the gift shop where you can purchase your own bottle of bourbon and get to hand dip it yourself. The smallest bottle cost us about $30.

Can I visit without a tour reservation? Absolutely! You won't have access to some of the buildings or to the guided tastings without a tour reservation, but you're welcome to come and see campus, enjoy a co*cktail at the Homeplace bar, and dip your own bottles in our iconic red wax!

Each bottle is hand-dipped in special-formula, molten red wax at its Loretto, Ky., distillery. The additional labor adds cost to production and slows output from an average of 200 to 400 bottles per hour to around 100 to 200 bottles per hour.

Well, it's pretty simple. Just take a bourbon quiz on Maker's Mark's website, and if you're knowledgeable enough, they'll send you a welcome kit and put your name on a barrel as part of the program. The welcome kit includes an Ambassador certificate with a seal in the bourbon's signature red wax.

I enjoy Maker's Mark, giving the regular version a “Mid Shelf” rating and this batch of cask strength a “Top Shelf” rating. I consider Maker's Mark cask strength to be one of best widely available wheated bourbons on the market.

To this day, Maker's Mark is made with winter wheat, along with corn and malted barley (to be considered bourbon, a whiskey must contain at least 51% corn in the mash. Maker's Mark contains 70%). Like all bourbon, Maker's Mark is aged in new, charred oak barrels.

Maker's Mark is an easy to drink bourbon with classic bourbon flavors, but also a bright softer side with noticeable fruit. Those flavors carry through the entire sip, although some char and black pepper do add spiciness to the finish.

Margie Samuels, a talented artist and businesswoman, took up the challenge. She wanted to create a unique and eye-catching look for the bottle. Inspired by the wax-dipped style used on cognac bottles, Margie came up with the idea of hand-dipping the necks of Maker's Mark bottles in red wax.

While the higher proof delivers a bold bourbon presence in co*cktails, we recommend drinking this surprisingly smooth barrel-proof whisky neat, on the rocks or with a splash.

Do you put ice in Maker's Mark? ›

Add a Little Ice

That's especially true in the summer when the weather turns hot. “Chilled bourbon is nice to let sit on your palate and naturally warm up so you can pick out all the great flavors,” he explains.

Maker's Mark is a classic option in the world of whiskey and for a good reason. With notes of cocoa, vanilla, clove, and caramel, it's simply a delicious bourbon. If you're a beginner with bourbon, try Maker's Mark on its own with no ice. Then try adding ice or a splash of water.

For a whiskey as well-made, popular, and high quality as Maker's Mark, it remains very much affordable. According to Wine Searcher, the average price of a 750 mL bottle of Maker's Mark is $30. There are quality bourbons that are less expensive, but not many.

The trademark held by Maker's Mark describes the seal as a "wax-like coating covering the cap of the bottle and trickling down the neck of the bottle in a freeform irregular pattern." The trademark application doesn't refer to a specific color, but Maker's Mark told the court it has sought to enforce the trademark only ...

Most people will feel drunk after four or five shots of whiskey. This is because, again, the alcohol content is so high. And, as we said before, you can only process so much alcohol per hour. So, you should drink four or five shots to get drunk quickly on whiskey.

Most people will feel drunk after four or five shots of whiskey. This is because, again, the alcohol content is so high. And, as we said before, you can only process so much alcohol per hour. So, you should drink four or five shots to get drunk quickly on whiskey.

The average rule of thumb is that the distributor is going to mark the spirit up between 25 to 30% from their wholesale cost, and then the liquor store is going to mark up the bottle an additional 25 to 30% before it hits the shelves.

With sustainability being a consideration at Maker's Mark, we ship our used barrels to Scotland to age scotch. If you want to learn more about this and other details about making Maker's^®, click the button below.

An unopened bottle of whiskey will last indefinitely if stored in proper condition. After opening a bottle of whiskey, you have as long as two years or as few as six months or less to drink it before it goes bad.