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93Excellent

Maker’s Mark Private Selection Yam Jam by Kelsey Plum

Bourbon Maker's Mark
  • Distiller

    Maker's Mark

  • Bottler

    Maker's Mark

  • ABV

    55.65%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $100 to $199.99

Yam Jam is a limited-edition Maker’s Mark Private Selection bourbon created in collaboration with professional basketball player Kelsey Plum through the distillery’s custom barrel finishing program at Star Hill Farm in Kentucky. Built on Maker’s Mark’s wheated bourbon, it uses custom oak stave inserts for secondary maturation. It is bottled at 55.65% ABV (111.3 proof) and was released in May 2026. According to the producer, it offers tasting notes inspired by sweet potato pie.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 93
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • An exceptional release from Maker’s Mark and Kelsey Plum. This is damn tasty bourbon, and an excellent example of how exceptional Maker’s can be with the use of its finishing staves.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Lovely nose filled with cocoa powder, cinnamon, vanilla bean.

  • Taste:

    Wonderful, thick viscosity. Big vanilla and caramel character dances with light oak, orange peel, raisins and tiramisu.

  • Finish:

    The finish opens with buttercream frosting and oak, which segues into banana bread, cherries and espresso and cinnamon.

  • Overall:

    An exceptional release from Maker’s Mark and Kelsey Plum. This is damn tasty bourbon, and an excellent example of how exceptional Maker’s can be with the use of its finishing staves. I went into this expecting a good, standard batch of Maker’s Mark Cask Strength. What I got is something truly elevated and totally delicious.

  • Score:

    93

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By David Morrow
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources