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Maker's Mark Distillery, Loretto, KY
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Maker's Mark Distillery

Tour a historic bourbon distillery on Star Hill Farm, taste the whisky and hand-dip your own bottle in red wax.

3350 Burkes Spring Rd · Loretto, KY

About Maker's Mark Distillery

Maker's Mark makes its bourbon at Star Hill Farm outside Loretto, in the former Burks' Distillery, a National Historic Landmark since 1980. The Maker's Mark Tour lasts about an hour and fifteen minutes and takes in the still house, the warehouses and the label operation before a guided tasting. Afterward you can buy a bottle and dip it in the signature red wax yourself. A permanent Dale Chihuly glass installation glows over barrels beside the gift shop, and Star Hill Provisions serves lunch on site.

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