Makers Mark double distills its whisky — once in an all copper column still to produce what we call low wine, and again in a copper pot still to produce high wine. This added step removes impurities and produces a more refined sipping whisky.Our low wine is distilled off at 120 proof, while our high wine is 130 proof.We believe that this is the lowest distillation proof in the industry. We continue this more expensive practice because it preserves our mellow grain characteristics
Region Description
“Bourbon” Whiskey is a whiskey made predominately in Kentucky and must have more than 51% malted corn with malted barley to be distinguished as Boubon. There are two distinctive styles of Bourbon made; sweet and sour mash. Sweet mash is fermented over a couple of days while sour mash is fermented longer to eliminate sugar in the grain.
