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Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series ‘The Keepers Release’

Bourbon Maker's Mark
  • Distiller

    Maker's Mark

  • Bottler

    Maker's Mark

  • ABV

    54.6%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $60 to $99.99

Maker’s Mark The Keepers Release is a limited-edition bourbon in the Wood Finishing Series, developed in collaboration with the warehouse team responsible for rotating barrels by hand. Released in March 2025, it is bottled at 109.2 proof and finished in barrels with 10 custom toasted virgin American oak staves. The release pays tribute to the team’s role in the aging process and is available for a suggested retail price of $74.99.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 88
  • Breaking Bourbon
  • By Eric Hasman
  • The Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series, “The Keepers Release,” is a balanced bourbon that enhances classic Maker’s Mark flavors with robust, dark notes, while avoiding the over-oaked issues of previous releases.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • VinePair
  • By David Thomas Tao
  • Overall, it’s a fitting tribute to one of bourbon’s hardest working warehouse teams, and a showcase of Maker’s Mark pushing its flavor boundaries. Enjoy accordingly!
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  • Raided Score: 93
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • This is quintessential Maker's Mark, and it's delicious.
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  • Raided Score: 90
  • Distiller
  • By Stephanie Moreno
  • All in all, a bourbon with a nice depth for a solid price.
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  • Raided Score: 95
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • Both criminally affordable and criminally delicious. Don’t sleep on this one.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Soft, sweet nose with praline, cherry cola, pancake batter, cinnamon, almond butter and shredded wheat.

  • Taste:

    The palate holds a moderate viscosity and delivers a beautiful soft and sweet profile with just enough oak to balance the sweetness. Honey, toasted marshmallow, caramel, fresh-baked bread, maple syrup, cola, cherry, nutmeg, browned butter, cashew.

  • Finish:

    The finish is delicate, long and evolving. A soft, fluffy vanilla madeleine note hangs around for a while, joined by a dab of cotton candy sweetness, followed by a touch of pepper and cinnamon, oak and some classic wheat character. It concludes with a bit of waffle cone and powdered sugar, joined by bitter tannin and oak.

  • Overall:

    Beautiful bourbon from Maker's. It's incredibly easy-drinking, soft and sweet. This is quintessential Maker's Mark, and it's 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