Maker's Mark Cask Strength Bourbon Whisky

Maker's Mark Cask Strength is the wheated Maker's Mark bottled at barrel proof — amplifying the front-palate richness of the standard expression with more intensity while keeping the soft, wheated smoothness intact.

Built on the same wheated mash bill of corn, red winter wheat, and malted barley that defines Maker's Mark, the Cask Strength version is bottled at a higher, barrel-driven proof. That extra strength pushes the signature oak, vanilla, caramel, and spice further forward, delivering a fuller and more robust take on the familiar profile without the harshness that wheat is specifically chosen to avoid.

It is ideal neat or with a few drops of water to open it up, and stands up powerfully in an Old Fashioned.

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Rich oak with vanilla and caramel.
• Palate: Bold and robust — oak, vanilla, caramel, and spice at barrel strength, staying smooth from the wheated base.
• Finish: Long and warming.

Specs

• Producer: Maker's Mark Distillery, Loretto, Kentucky
• Mashbill: Wheated (corn, red winter wheat, malted barley)
• Style: Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• How is Cask Strength different from standard Maker's Mark? It is bottled at barrel proof rather than 90 proof, amplifying the oak, vanilla, caramel, and spice while keeping the wheated smoothness.
• Is it still a wheated bourbon? Yes — same wheated mash bill of corn, red winter wheat, and malted barley.
• How do you serve it? Neat, with a few drops of water, or in an Old Fashioned.