Our last distillery of the day was at Maker's Mark. This was the young pup of the three stops--it was founded in 1953, and from day one marketing was just as important as making bourbon. This was evident in every moment of our time at Maker's. The grounds are impeccably landscaped, lush and beautiful. All of the buildings are color-coordinated with black siding and bright red shutters that have the shape of the Maker's Mark bottle as the cut-out. The logo is on everything, and even the stills are shiny and brass. Everything is absolutely perfect and beautiful, and their tasting area and gift shop are huge. It was the Cadillac of distillery tours. I particularly liked seeing the bottling line (although I wish we could have seen it on a weekday when it was operational) and dipping my own bottle of Maker's into their signature red wax.
The Mercedes posing by the entrance.
It was neat to see the old school wooden vats for fermenting, although most of the ones actually in use here are the much easier to maintain metal ones.
The Maker's Mark logo in the foreground, backed by the red shutters with the bottle outline cut into them.
Waiting to dip my bottle in wax.
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