The new limited-edition expression celebrates the dedicated staff who physically rotate each barrel by hand, ensuring consistent maturation in line with the founders’ vision for the brand’s distinctive flavor profile.
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“From the beginning, our founders – my grandparents – went to remarkable lengths to create an uncompromisingly delicious bourbon,” said Rob Samuels, eighth generation whisky maker and managing director of Maker’s Mark. “We are delighted to introduce this latest Wood Finishing Series expression that celebrates the team who still rotate each and every barrel of Maker’s Mark by hand and who continue to embrace our founders’ perfectly unreasonable pursuit of excellence.”
The Wood Finishing Series utilizes an innovative technique where specialized wood staves are added to enhance specific flavor characteristics already present in Maker’s Mark bourbon. This method has become a signature approach for the distillery’s limited releases.
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Maker’s Mark The Keepers Release 2025
According to Dr. Blake Layfield, master distiller at Maker’s Mark, The Keepers Release 2025 was developed through close collaboration with the warehouse team.
“The Keepers Release was born from our close collaboration with the Maker’s Mark warehouse team, the guardians of our barrels,” said Layfield. “Their sensory experience of Maker’s Mark is unlike anyone else’s — the aromatic oak at different times of the day, evolving tasting notes of our whisky as it ages over multiple seasons — which provided inspiration and helped us shape the flavors of this release.”
The new bourbon offers rich, oak-forward aromas with notes of seasoned wood, brûléd sugar, and tobacco. The finish is described as long and enveloping, featuring dried dark fruit and lingering roasted sweetness.
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Bottled at 109.2 proof (54.6% ABV), Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series: The Keepers Release 2025 is available at U.S. retailers starting today with a suggested retail price of $74.99.
