Maker’s Mark

May 2, 2013 – Beam Inc. reported first quarter earnings of $0.64/ share today, well above the estimates from Wall Street analysts. The 21% gain… Read More

Scotch Whisky exports account for 80% of all Scottish food and drink exports each year, along with about 25% of all UK food and drink… Read More

April 4, 2013 –  Beam Inc. North American President Bill Newlands described the company’s decision to reverse course on the controversial Maker’s Mark ABV switch… Read More

March 11, 2013 – The U.S. Interior Department has declared what’s known today as Buffalo Trace Distillery as a National Historic Landmark, making it only… Read More

Buffalo Trace’s Single Oak Project is at the halfway point, with 96 of the 192 single cask bottlings released and the remainder to be parceled… Read More

Whisky has historically been thought of as a “man’s drink”, but thankfully, that’s changing. Not only are more women drinking whisky now than ever, more… Read More

Maker’s Mark has not officially announced the honoree for the 2013 “Keeneland Bottle”, which is released each spring around the running of the Maker’s 46… Read More

Chip Tate of Balcones Distillery in Texas is winning even more awards for his whiskies, with two gold medals in the inaugural Spirits of the… Read More

After a week of controversy surrounding plans to lower the bottling strength (ABV) of its flagship bourbon, Maker’s Mark has reversed the decision. In an… Read More

You have an iconic brand, but not enough supply to meet growing global demand…so you make one change in the product to increase supply, and… Read More

For the first time since Bill Samuels Sr. introduced Maker’s Mark Bourbon more than 50 years ago, the whisky is being changed. Supply shortages have… Read More

It’s been a big week for Barry Crockett. Midleton Distillery’s Master Distiller was named this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner by The Whisky Advocate, and… Read More