Which Kentucky distillery is famous for using red wax to seal Maker’s Mark bottles?

Maker’s Mark Distillery is famous for sealing its bourbon bottles with distinctive red wax.

Maker’s Mark is a bourbon brand produced at the historic Loretto distillery in Kentucky. The red wax seal became one of the brand’s most recognizable visual features, and bottles are dipped by hand, giving individual seals slightly different shapes. The brand’s name uses an apostrophe, an intentional design choice associated with its identity.

Maker’s Mark describes its bourbon as a wheated bourbon. Instead of using rye as the flavouring grain in the mash bill, it uses wheat, which is commonly associated with a softer, sweeter profile. The bourbon is made from a mash containing corn, along with wheat and malted barley.

The red wax should not be confused with a statement about age or proof. It is packaging and branding, while bourbon’s legal identity depends on production and maturation rules. Maker’s Mark is also distinct from Maker’s 46, a related expression finished with specially seared French oak staves.