Head to head

Maker's Mark vs Woodford Reserve

Two Kentucky distilleries at a similar price with very different production stories. Read the founding dates and house styles together.

Maker's Mark

The wheated bourbon in the hand-dipped red wax

Copper pot stills and thoroughbred country elegance

Founded: 19531812
Region: KentuckyKentucky
Signature bottling: Maker's MarkDistiller's Select
House style: Wheated softness — honey, caramel and baking bread, no rye bite.Polished and layered — dried fruit, cocoa and gentle spice.
Core range: Maker's Mark · Maker's 46 · Cask StrengthDistiller's Select · Double Oaked · Batch Proof

Every figure above is read from the Atlas entry for each, so this page stays in step with them.