Maker's Mark Cask Strength 7 Years 2 Months is a Kentucky straight bourbon made at the Maker's Mark Distillery in Loretto. It uses the distillery's signature mash bill of 70% corn, 16% soft red winter wheat and 14% malted barley, distilled through a copper column still and copper pot doubler, then aged in new charred American oak barrels with no finish or additives. In January 2026, the expression was relaunched with a redesigned bottle and a first-ever batch-specific age statement; the inaugural batch is 7 years and 2 months old, bottled at 110 proof (55% ABV), and retails for around $45-$50.
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