Breaking Bourbon
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Bourbons: avg 3.2/5 · median 3.5/5 · range 1–4.5 · 405 rated
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Makers Mark Wood Finishing Series Keepers Release
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Sources split on this one. Whiskybase puts it in the top 7.8% of bourbon, Breaking Bourbon in the bottom 52.7%. Breaking Bourbon gives it 3.5/5, vs. 3/5 for the typical bourbon (357 rated). Whiskybase drinkers give it 89 across 3 ratings, vs. 84.3 for the typical bourbon (51 rated).
The Keepers Release is a 2025 limited-edition entry in Maker's Mark's Wood Finishing Series, a collection of bourbons finished using an innovative wood stave technique with 10 specially selected oak staves. This release was inspired by and honors the distillery's warehouse "Keepers" (barrel-rotation team) and is bottled at cask strength (107-114 proof).
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