Makers Mark

Maker's Mark was actually under construction when we were there - no bourbon was being made.

Just loved the red door into the rick house...

They continue to use wood for their fermentation process. Since they were working in the area all of them were drained and you can see the sugar residue on the wood.

All of the labels for Makers Mark come out of one of the printers press in this room.

If you see a label on a Makers Mark bottle that is straight - it was put on wrong.

They have a large Dale Chihuly mural near their gift shop.

Bottling room

All bottles are hand dipped in red wax

Here we all sat in a room and before each tasting the tour guide would talk to us about the liquor and how to taste it.

Makers Mark rick houses are about 20 minutes from their grounds. The black building contrasted with the green grass makes it a beautiful sight.

In 1996 there was a massive fire at the Heaven Hill rick houses (not to far from this location). If your interested in reading about it google "heaven hill rick house fire." It was pretty devastating - it took over 150 volunteer firefighters most of the day to get it under control. It even started the nearby river on fire. We were told that 6% of the worlds bourbon was lost that day.