Maker’s Mark® Distillery – Where Bourbon Lives in Every Drop

📍 3350 Burks Spring Road, Loretto, KY 40037

Nestled along the gentle banks of Hardin’s Creek in the rolling hills of Loretto, Kentucky, Maker’s Mark® Distillery is more than a stop on the Bourbon Trail—it’s a full-blown bourbon pilgrimage. Here, history meets high-proof, craftsmanship meets character, and every sip tells a story aged in oak for decades.

As the oldest distillery still operating on its original site since 1805 and a National Historic Landmark, Maker’s Mark® is a place where tradition is not just preserved—it’s poured, tasted, and celebrated. Across its 1,000-acre estate, bourbon flows as freely as the inspiration behind it, from handcrafted mash bills to iconic red-wax-dipped bottles.

With luxury round-trip transportation via Bluegrass Executive Transportation, your bourbon journey starts smooth, scenic, and stress-free—leaving you free to focus entirely on the star of the show: bourbon in every form imaginable.

🥃 Bourbon Tours That Go Beyond the Glass

At Maker’s Mark®, tours are more than a walkthrough—they’re a full immersion into the heart of bourbon, from grain to glass, oak to pour. Every experience includes tastings of classic, limited, and experimental bourbons, paired with stories of family, heritage, and innovation.

Behind The Bourbon Tour

⏱️ Duration: 2 Hours | 🍽️ Includes Expanded Tasting

  • Walk the full bourbon journey, from milling grain to hand-dipped bottles.

  • Learn the secrets of Maker’s Mark®’s signature mash bill and sour mash fermentation.

  • Discover how their barrel rotation and aging techniques shape the sweet, vanilla-rich, oak-forward profile that defines every bottle.

  • Conclude with a generous tasting flight, featuring both classic and limited releases.

Perfect for first-timers and bourbon enthusiasts alike—this tour makes bourbon tangible, sip by sip.

The Remarkable Experience

🚌 Duration: 3 Hours | 🍹 Includes Welcome Cocktail & Tasting

  • Begin with a signature bourbon cocktail while learning the story of the Samuels family legacy.

  • Tour the distillery, hand-dip red wax onto bottles, and explore the arboretum-like grounds.

  • Taste rare and vintage bourbons, paired with scenic highlights of the campus.

  • Ideal for those seeking an executive-level bourbon experience, combining history, craft, and flavor.

The Oak Experience

🚌 Duration: 2.5 Hours | 🎯 Limited to 5 Guests

  • Go straight to the source with a hands-on barrel experience.

  • Sample bourbon direct from the barrel, discovering how char levels and wood selection shape the spirit.

  • Compare multiple wood-finished bourbons side by side to understand how oak influences vanilla, caramel, spice, and smoke.

🎟️ This is bucket-list bourbon, designed for collectors and true connoisseurs.

Art & Design Tour

🚌 Duration: 90 minutes

  • Explore the fusion of bourbon and artistry on the Maker’s Mark® campus.

  • Discover the story behind the iconic red wax seal and the visual installations that honor bourbon’s rich heritage.

  • Taste private selections in specially curated art spaces—perfect for couples, creatives, and photographers.

Star Hill Farm Tour

🚌 Duration: 1.5 Hours

  • Witness sustainable bourbon production from farm to glass.

  • Explore gardens, apiaries, mushroom groves, and corn fields that fuel the distillery’s mash bill.

  • Learn how regenerative agriculture contributes to Maker’s Mark®’s signature flavor profile.

  • Taste Wood Finishing Series bourbons and a Gold Rush cocktail made with estate-grown ingredients.

Classic Maker’s Mark® Tour & Wax-Dip Experience

⏱️ Duration: ~1 Hour

  • Tour the historic distillery where bourbon legends are made.

  • Witness the bourbon production process in action, from fermentation to aging.

  • Hand-dip your own bottle in iconic red wax—a perfect souvenir and a story in every pour.

  • Ideal for first-time visitors or those short on time, offering a full bourbon experience in one hour.

🛍️ Travel in Style, Sip in Luxury

With Bluegrass Executive Transportation, your bourbon journey is seamless:

✅ Pickup from Lexington, Louisville, Bardstown, Frankfort, and surrounding areas
✅ Private luxury SUVs—no driving, no stress
✅ Flexible itineraries for full-day bourbon adventures
✅ Scenic stops, photo ops, and hidden Kentucky bourbon gems
✅ Knowledgeable local drivers for insider insights into distilleries, restaurants, and attractions

🕰️ Distillery Hours

🥃 Maker’s Mark® – Bourbon, Bottled Tradition

From limestone-rich spring water to handcrafted red-wax bottles, Maker’s Mark® is bourbon distilled with purpose, patience, and precision. Every barrel tells a story, every tasting evokes generations of craftsmanship, and every tour leaves you more in love with bourbon than when you arrived.

Come for the bourbon. Stay for the story. Travel in style. Sip like a Kentuckian.