Maker’s Mark Distillery

Worst tour ever. The folks being shown around seem to know more about the process than Julio, our guide.
I wish we could have joined the other group. This was a SLOW Monday. Only 17 in our group. Any other occasion and a group this size would have been a special treat.
This is depressing. The history, the grandeur, the process… we heard none of it.
We got a tram ride down instead of walking like other guided tours. Our guy was called up because of some folks from Chili. The tour should have been broken into 2 groups instead of joining the two languages for a sloppy tour.
We came to Kentucky with Makers Mark as our sole goal to see, do, experience.
As a 4 – 5 year brand ambassador I’m extremely let down. I’m saddened that I will be sharing this story with my buddies who are also ambassadors.
I’ve been on a lot of manufacturing tours all over the world. Many with other languages, this was the worst.
That said; The property is beautiful. I hope to redo the tour when my friends and i are called up to get our bottles. At that point I will re-​review.

HOLYCOW! They’ve totally updated this place since the last time I was there in 2014. There are several new buildings and the configuration looks totally different. Still a great tour and same tasting experience which IMHO is the best on the trail, but more commercialized out of necessity. Their business is booming and the old gravel driveway just wasn’t cutting it anymore. They now do tours constantly as needed so just show up, you may have to wait 20 mins or so but theres plenty to look at while waiting on the back patio or in the foyer. There is a café on site now and the food looks really good.
Do yourself a favor and don’t leave without dipping your own bottle, its so fun!

Really enjoyed this. I just went to a smaller distillery before and was cool to compare the size. I came out figuring that Maker’s Mark has amazing marketing. I don’t find their whiskey that great but seeing their process, you can tell they know how to the market.
The tour guide was fantastic. She knew everything about the place, very energetic. The tasting was great cuz you get to try 4 and she tells you all about them as you go through them. It was a fun experience!

Thee prettiest Bourbon distillery we visited on the Bourbon Trail. My hubs & I even dipped our own bottle & signed up to be Ambassadors too.
Arrive early to sample the Bourbon Coffee that’s free while waiting for your tour. We paid in advance online but it’s 1^st come 1^st serve on the groups your put in. However the wait isn’t long at all.

I give this a three, mainly due to the personality and performance of our guide, Mindi. Otherwise, I’d have given it a 2.
I have enjoyed Maker’s Mark for several years. It is the only bourbon I use when I make my habanero bourbon BBQ sauce.
The grounds, once you get there, are beautiful. What a facility. Sprawling. Don’t be on a hurry to get there, as it’s gonna take a while.
My main point of contention is the tour group size. The group we were in was 50 people deep. The one that left before us had 41. That’s too big to make the tour enjoyable. Mindi did a great job explaining the production. I chose not to stick a finger in the mash as it was doing its thing. Most in the group did. (?).
As for the tasting. Four minuscule samples. Tiny. Almost a joke how small the samples were. I wasn’t expecting a nice full pour, but this was like it had been measured with an eye dropper. Back to Mindi. She did a wonderful job with telling us in detail and then letting is experience how the flavor profile of Maker’s works. Spot damn on.
Glad I came here. Left a bit disappointed.

For all of the bourbon I’ve enjoyed, before this tour I’d never tried Makers Mark.
My one frustration with this tour is that they opened 30 min late and started our tour 25 min late. It’s weird to have the 9:30 tour called to meet up at 9:55.
Put that aside though and the MM tour is great. Lots of history. Comprehensive overview of the entire process, including a chance to watch them dip the bottle in the iconic red wax.
MM has probably some of the most scenic facilities we’ve been to — brand colors throughout, nestled amidst the mountains, a creek running through the center. Add to that the effort you put in to find MM, driving narrow curvy roads through the back country, and you definitely feel like you’ve arrived at a special place.
Our tasting was Makers, Makers 46, Makers Cask Strength and White Dog. All were good products and, despite our best intentions, we found ourselves picking up a few bottles of distillery-​only products (the White Dog and Makers 46 Cask Strength) to take home.
If you are prioritizing/​planning a trip, I’d recommend MM as one of the Bourbon Trail must-​stops.

Having no previous distillery tours to base this on, Maker’s Mark was SO GOOD. I mean it was the best (of all one tours I’ve taken but still).
The location is basically the middle of nowhere, especially for someone who has always lived within 10 minutes of a major city. The drive from Louisville was incredible. So scenic, quite, rolling hills. Everything I know that Kentucky really is. The closer you get, the more windy and narrow the roads become. Someone on our tour (from England) compared them to roads she grew up driving. I think that’s the best way to describe it.
Our tour guide was Jennifer– absolutely wonderful. She was hilarious, great with conversation between stops, and had loads of interesting facts as I’m sure they all do. I can’t imagine knowing that much about a distillery and bourbon– so impressive.
The grounds of Maker’s were so well kept– keeping with the tradition that we learned of on the tour. Every building had its own bit of history pertaining to brand.
Of course it ends with a tasting that I found quite interesting, although I didn’t know what to expect going into it. We each received four different types of Maker’s Mark. Jennifer took us through the routine and explained how to sniff each one properly before sipping, told us what to expect, and then listen to us chit chat about how each made us feel. This part was great and we all seemed to make new friends with those tasting around us.
At the end you get to see beautiful glass artwork in the ceiling that was somewhat-​recently installed. Some people on our tour told us they were there specifically for this! Pictures just will not do it justice.
Overall a wonderful experience. It’s a true showcase of what Kentucky is all about.

Every great journey begins with a single step. Take the tour and you too will learn the process of turning simple elements into spirits.
Its fun and informative and you get to stick your fingers in the sour mash. From here on every time I drink these spirits I will remember what a great time we had and the smell of the barrel storage area.
P. S. You get ti dip your fingers in the sour mash

OK for now, until we return. Going into our Bourbon Trail weekend, Maker’s Mark is/​was my favorite bourbon. Unfortunately we were on a tight schedule to hit all of the distilleries in two days, and really just wanted to sample after getting a full tour from Bulleit — we had also just missed the next tour when we arrived. The gentleman at the information desk indicated that they did not have a tasting option, which was disappointing — all the other distilleries that we visited seemed to offer both a tasting option AND a full tour! We did walk the grounds and visit the gift shop (where they were letting visitors dip bottles in wax. So cool!)
When I visit Kentucky again, I’ll try to make it out to Maker’s Mark again for the full tour. But could you please add a separate tasting option?

Our tour guide Mindy was super! This was my first tour of a distillery and I was not disappointed. Please know it’s in the middle of no where and we lost GPS service on our way there. The tour was about an hour and a half and ends with a very educational tasting in a beautiful room. The grounds are beautiful and the information was interesting. My husband dipped his own bottle (smallest bottle was 19.95) but it was well worth the experience. If you have never been make the drive and check it out!

Came here with my husband for his birthday. What a beautiful day to be here! Gorgeous weather, friendly people, & some delicious bourbon!
The tour guide was very friendly & informative. The landscaping and old-​fashion architecture were incredibly beautiful! Even got a glimpse of the local cat hanging around, getting lots of attention!
After coming here, I appreciate the distillation process even more now! It’s a very remote distillery & had to go through some back roads to get there but was very worth it!

This tour made my whole trip. Dipping your hands in the warm mash was awesome. The smell was amazing. I wanted to dip a piece of bread in it and eat it. The black buildings look so cool driving in. What an incredible property and experience. Gift shop was expensive. I bought the BBQ sauce and got to dip my bottle. I asked if I could dip the entire thing in wax and they said no. I really wanted the whole thing to be covered.

My husband is a huge fan of Maker’s Mark so we decided to take a tour this past weekend. The tour guide was great! i learned a lot about Maker’s Mark and had a wonderful time. I really enjoyed how they did the tasting. I normally wouldn’t even try the bourbon, because its not my thing, but the way they explained everything to us, I may try bourbon again. My husband purchased a small bottle and was able to dip it. It really is a one of a kind experience that you should try if you buy a bottle. I would love to come back during the spring or summer and tour the grounds more.

Enjoyed a trip here a while back whilst checking off some of the Bourbon Trail from our list. The Maker’s Mark experience was really fun, with a lot of the social history aspect being laid out, as well as the actual liquor making (I enjoy the background more).
Getting to dip your own bottle was super-​fun and everyone was really friendly. Worth a stop on your trip.

This was my first time out here and it was great. This is a great tour on a beautiful property. There is a decent portion where you are outside, so if it is colder our, come prepared.
Our tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable about the bourbon distilling process. I don’t know if this is different from other tours at other places as I have not been to that many of the distilleries (yet), but you get to try some of the early stage mash, like stick your finger in the gigantic barrel/​tank/​thing of mash. The tasting was entertaining, complete with some that you can only get (or until recently) on property there. Along with the bourbon, we also got to try delicious Bourbon Balls. Before the gift show is my favorite part of the tour: the room with the Dale Chihuly blown glass ceiling instillation. In the gift shop at the end of the tour, you can purchase and dip your own bottle, something I did not partake in at this time, but probably will on a future visit.

Having completed the Bourbon Trail, we look back on our experience and rate Maker’s Mark as one of the best distilleries along the way. The drive getting there was pretty, and distillery grounds were very attractive. There was a short wait until the next tour started, so we had time to look through the building where they do admissions. It was interesting to see some of the memorabilia before the tour. If you are military, or veteran, there is an admissions discount.
The tour itself was very interesting, and it was obvious that the guides have had pretty extensive training. We especially enjoyed seeing the bottle filling area where the bottles are dipped into wax by hand. The tasting was well done too, and we loved the last taste given in the barrel storage area with the blown glass ceiling. Impressive. What an atmosphere for tasting their cask strength bourbon. Couldn’t resist buying some. In the gift shop you can purchase bottles of bourbon and dip them in the wax yourself. Great gift idea.
If you have the time, we highly recommend visiting the nearby cooperage, called Independent Stave, where they make most of the barrels used for making area bourbons. It’s in the neighboring town of Lebanon. They give 2 tours per day, which are free, and you get to enter the facility to see everything up close and personal.

Took a tour today with the in-​laws and our tour guide was a delight, Elaine I think. She put humor with education which made it interesting. It’s $ 9 per ticket, active military with ID is free.
First we went through the fermentation process with big vats of their combination of sugars grains and other natural products. They have cool big golden filters and we got to taste each big vat of the fermentation process if you wanted to. (Not for the germaphobes) we then went and saw the room they make the labels in and could take as many as you wanted. Then went to see how the bourbon is barreled, where they keep them, and the whole process of how each different bourbon is barreled. We then went to see how they are hand dipped by only 13ish people at a time. Less than 150 run the whole makers mark distillery including tour guides.
At the end we got to taste test the bourbons they make and one moonshine. Went from least strong to strongest! Our group liked the makers 46. We were lead into the gift shop conveniently and were able to dip our own bottle of bourbon into 400 degree red wax if you bought one. You’re also able to dip all the cups if you’d like. We got smallish bottle of 46 for around 25 bucks. They have you put on apron, sleeves, gloves, and protective eye wear before you dip your bottle.
She said in August they’re supposed to open a new cave in the side of the hill to specifically make makers 46 year round since it needs to be set in a cooler place to be made.
It was an awesome experience and recommend anyone to go! Very beautiful grounds and scenery.

Beautiful grounds and one of my favorite distilleries that I have been to. This was the one tour where they encouraged you to try the mash while fermenting, which I thought was really cool. Got to try all the different mashes through the process and get more of a feel for the entire operation.
This was the best tasting experience of the distilleries as the tour guide walks you through four different varieties and teaches you how to enjoy and taste them. Added bonus is that you get to drink them out of some nice glasses.
To top it all off, I got to dip my own bottle in wax! Awesome experience.

The Wife LOVES Maker’s Mark Whisky (notice no ‘e’) so when we were visiting family in KY and TN — we HAD to stop here. It was a GREAT tour — very informative, interactive, and entertaining. Think it was $ 9/​each for the tour/​tasting. The tour lasted ~about an hour if I recall correctly. Get there early because the lines/​groups do fill up and it’s first-​come first-​served.
Got to see the part where they mash the corn and other grains, then how they let it ferment for several days (you can even taste the fermenting mash in the huge containers), then where they store the whiskey for aging, how they make regular Maker’s and how they age it for another 10 – 12 weeks to get Maker’s 46 (which BTW I really enjoyed since it has more of a smoky/​full bodied taste) and then where they bottle, hand-​dip, and package for delivery.
All-​in-​all — a must-​see if anywhere in the KY area.

Disclaimer: this tour is chock full of pride and love for the Maker’s Mark brand.
Other distilleries on the trail playfully mock Maker’s for their loyalty to branding, but I really enjoyed it. The red and black colors all over the property, the wood brands of the Mark all over the place, and the myriad objects covered in signature red wax — I’m all about it.
The first thing all the tour guides seem to say is «Thanks for coming even though we’re in the middle of nowhere!» Honestly, in this day in age, there really isn’t any place that’s «in the middle of nowhere» if you have Google Maps. Even though cell service is spotty, Google will plot your route and keep it mapped even when you lack service so you’re totally fine. Again, nothing is really out in the middle of nowhere anymore. Maker’s is like 30 extra minutes off the highway.
The tour was about $ 15 or $ 20 per person which was reasonable considering there’s a tour of the grounds and a tasting at the end. Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable and really seemed to enjoy working for Maker’s. She took us to all of the buildings so we could see the distillation, aging, bottling, etc. and she explained the process of how the bourbon is made. She gave us the whole backstory of the family and the company, which was interesting, and explained the origin of the Mark and the red wax.
The tasting was a bit quick and I wish we would have had more time to savor our samples, but we were kind of hurried out of there since it was the end of the day. The gift shop after the tour is obviously a wonderland of Maker’s products and red-​wax-​covered gifts. You can wax your own bottle, which I highly recommend for souvenir value. We bought a bunch of products and went on our merry way.
My favorite part of the tour was finding out that Maker’s employs a ton of people from Loretto. I like that Maker’s purposely hires people from the area and that their employees seem loyal to the work they do. It sounds like they are treated well and receive benefits, which is always a good thing and can get lost when dealing with a large retail company.
Highly recommend this tour. Even though other establishments on the trail bash Maker’s for being all internationally-​owned and no longer a family business, we all know that it’s probably THE brand we associate with bourbon and it’s worth a visit.

Second to none for location & setting, hospitality & sampling, and tourguide.
Located off «Bill Samuels, Jr. Dr.», no relation:) this facility/​Bourbon mecca is set below the rolling hills of Lorretto, KY. The town is quaint and unassuming. Take your time on the windy roads (like a sports car commercial) and enjoy the farms on the way. Headind towards the factory, you’ll see the barnlike structures (office and guesthouse) set amongst casually, natural landscape. You’ll love how they aren’t full of themselves by splattering their brand and logo on every structure.
Upon entering, you’re greeted by the front desk workers to purchase tickets w/​immediate views of every special edition of Makers Mark made for various people, celebrations, etc. (blue, green, gray, pink wax, etc or varied labels) encased in glass. Head to the waiting room (before tour) for magnificent mosaics, creatively chosen wallpaper, and time period furniture and light fixtures. The wait for tours weren’t long, but complimentary «m.m. coffee was available» in generous cups to boot!
The tour began w/​options to WALK down a hill or to take trolley (age, health condition, etc). Little things like this are thoughtful. The tourguide was naturally knowledgeable. Her boyfriend and sibling work at a distillery as did both her grandfathers! She never stumbled over explanations and comfortably answered every question w/​confidence and humor when necessary.
The sites inside the distillery, assembly plant, throughout the grounds, aging warehouses, and the tasting rooms were well worth it! Skipping to the good part: if you love Cholula (glass art), chocolate samples (bourbon balls), cool art (m.m. paintings on barrel and barn wood), and intimate & generous & beautifully designed tasting rooms… you’ll love how Makers Mark does it!
I’d go here first or last for comparison reasons, if you go on the Bourbon trail.

Having first visited the distillery about eight years ago we have seen a lot of change to the tour experience with some being good and some not so good. More people are visiting and they have responded with larger parking lots, visitor center and shuttles. The grounds are as beautiful as always but some measure of the small family feel has been lost as it now feels a like a somewhat smaller version of the Jim beam tour experience. With the decision to bring more people through the attraction the one area that is now sorely lacking is the gift shop. After exiting the tasting experience you enter a gift shop that is now undersized and so packed with people you cannot move to look at much of anything even if you may be so inclined to do so.
In summary I still do enjoy this place but would offer that if one is really looking for the old small batch family owned feel much of this has been lost. Not really surprising given that makers is owned by the Jim beam conglomerate. Very similar to the big Brewers buying up the craft beer companies in an effort to stealthily buy sales in the craft market.

I haven’t done all of the Bourbon Trail, but I’ve had my share of whiskey and brew tours. Maker’s Mark is a well oiled machine, and it has a really authentic vibe. Everything from the way the tour begins to the ability to dip a personal bottle in wax feels original and, more importantly, fun. It’s a great stop while on the Bourbon Trail. A few pros and cons are below.
Pro: It’s beautiful. Lots of trees and beautiful flowers all over the grounds. The color scheme is, of course, black and red.
Con: You take some small, windy roads for about 30 – 40 minutes to arrive. The town of Loretto is also really small.
Pro: They have tours up until close, so it’s about every 30 minutes. This is great because some of the distillery tours are only every hour.
Con: If you want a Saturday tour, you should reserve a spot a couple of weeks in advance. I intended to visit on a Saturday, and had to go on Sunday instead because the tour was sold out.
Pro: You get four (very small) pours of various bourbons during the tasting, and you can buy and hand dip your own bottle.
I really like this tour, the staff is great, and the place smells like bread rolls. You can even taste some bourbon mash while you’re touring.

Since I have good friends that live in Ohio we had to take the day trip here. This place is in the middle of no where and if it wasn’t for GPS we could have been totally lost, the roads to get here are very narrow.
Once we got here the grounds are stunning, its such a beautiful place. We went in and paid $ 9 per person for the tour which is totally worth it. They take you around and show you how the bourbon is made and even let you taste it while its in fermentation. Of course at the end of the tour you go into a tasting room where you get to enjoy the goodness that Makers is.
After the tour is over you can go to the gift shop where you can purchase some bottles and stuff and if you want to dip it in you can :)
My only complain is that they cant ship liquor since its a Kentucky law so I couldn’t buy as many bottles as I wanted since it would have been a pain to take back all the way to NY.

Day 2 of the wife and my tour along the Bourbon Trail started at the historic Maker’s Mark Distillery. Nestled in the Kentucky countryside southeast of Louisville in Loretto, the distillery was seemingly in the middle of nowhere. Thankfully, we were passengers on a small tour bus driven by someone who had driven there many times before. I don’t know if I would’ve been able to find it on the first try even with GPS given the winding two-​lane roads and minimal signage saying, «This way to Maker’s Mark!»
Arriving at the distillery, I almost got the impression (but for the new Visitor Center entrance/​lobby) that I’d stepped into a time machine and gone back in time to the 1930s. The distillery’s structures and grounds were rural, rustic, and equal to the beauty of Woodford Reserve. Our tour guide, Laura, was no exception to the seeming rule that all Bourbon Trail distillery tour guides must be welcoming and friendly, exceedingly knowledgeable about their respective distillery and the bourbon making process, and the type of person you’d like to drink bourbon with. In a general sense, Maker’s Mark was essentially no different than any other distillery that I’ve visited. However, that would do an injustice to Maker’s Mark. There were many unique stories and aesthetic qualities like the simply beautiful Chihuly art piece in one of the rickhouses that definitely made the tour special and a true representation of Kentucky’s bourbon producing heritage. Maker’s Mark Distillery is a must-​see for bourbon lovers everywhere.

For completely predictable and understandable reasons, this tour is the cream of the crop on the bourbon trail. They know what they’re doing, and it shows in every detail.
The tour is thorough, taking you from grain milling to fermentation to distilling and then labeling and bottling. The grounds are beautiful and the details are impeccable. It’s like Disney World, but for bourbon. I’m not kidding — look for hidden Maker’s bottles embedded in designs and details around the property. The details of the tour are also great. We learned about how Samuels’ wife design the label, saw bottles being filled and dipped, and even got to taste right out of the fermentation tubs.
The bourbon tasting at the end was top notch. Most places put out a couple of meh options along with one really good one. Maker’s put out Maker’s White (only available here), Maker’s, Maker’s 46, and Cask Strength. It was a really robust tasting, and our tour guide was great at leading the group through it.
It was, by far, the largest tour we did on the Bourbon Trail so it lacked the intimacy and conversational nature that others had. What it lacked in personal detail, though, it made up for in many, many other ways.
We skipped the gift shop to get to our next location, but they had some cool stuff to offer for the Maker’s fans in your life.

Finally, a check off my bourbon loving hearts’ bucket list! Makers Mark has always been my favorite, I am an ambassador for their product and on a recent road trip to visit friends in Kentucky, I had the opportunity to check out the distillery where all the magic happens.
My husband and I had no choice but to tote our 1 & 3 year old along. While this is not frowned upon, I do not recommend bringing small kids if you can avoid it. Mine decided to turn into tiny assholes right before the tour began. so only one of us actually got to go through, that person being my husband because, #momproblems. Also, he is a sponge when it comes to information so he just took photos and guided me through all the things he was taught afterwards. I felt it was rude and not fair to the other patrons who paid to enjoy their experience without having the soundtrack of shouting, whiny children. (I got in free so whatever). They included a tasting too and you can stand in line to dip pretty much anything under the sun.
While he toured the factory, I toured the grounds. Absolutely gorgeous. If I could live here, I totally would. The employees here love what they do and make the experience all the better. The gift shop is insane, be prepared to drop some cash! We took home a signed bottle of 49 and a bottle of Cask Strength, along with some sweet dipped glasses. I also got my Ambassador badge, which is pretty rad.
If you have the opportunity to check out the distillery, GO! Its totally out of the way, but worth the drive. which is beautiful anyway.

You get to dip things in wax. I repeat: You. Get. To. Dip. Things. In. Wax. How cool is that?!
Maker’s Mark stands out, even to people who don’t know bourbon, because of the red wax seal. That you can buy a bottle of bourbon and dip it in wax yourself makes the Maker’s Mark experience stand out from the rest of the distilleries. It’s all about the wax, y’all!
Maker’s Mark also has some of the prettiest grounds of all the distilleries. On my visit a few days ago, it rained, which was a disappointment, since I was unable to take a walk around the grounds with my guest. This was his first trip to any distillery and I was afraid he wouldn’t get as much out of the trip because of the rain, but he still loved the tour and wants to complete the rest of the Bourbon Trail now. He especially loved seeing the fermentation process and getting to dip his finger into the mash.
In the tasting room, you get to try Maker’s White, Maker’s Mark, Maker’s 46, and Maker’s Cask Strength. And, of course, you get a bourbon ball (chocolate… mmmm).
Definitely don’t skip over the gift shop, where you — maybe I’ve mentioned this already? — get to dip stuff in wax!
On pretty days, feel free to walk around the grounds and find a shady spot to lay in the grass. Maker’s Mark is especially pretty in the spring, when the trees are a lovely shade of pink.
But it’s still worth visiting on a rainy day. They have complimentary umbrellas to keep you (mostly) dry.

Maker’s Mark standard tour is miles above the rest in Kentucky. Incredibly hands on. The tour guide takes their time to explain every aspect of the craft that is creating a quality bourbon. The trip to the beautiful outskirts of Loretto, Kentucky took us past Lincoln’s boyhood home, Bourbon Heritage Center, and has changed my views and has increasingly made me want to learn more about distilleries in this part of the States. Tours were $ 9, which included the tour and taste testing four bourbons. Gift shop was expensive, but we hand dipped our own Maker’s bottle. Definitely a cool souvenir to take back to Milwaukee, WI.
Maker’s is a must stop. Loved it. Will be back for sure.
P. S. If you think you are lost, then you are almost there. ;)

Maker’s is one of the iconic bourbon brands and is a must see on the bourbon trail. The tour does a good job showing you the how Maker’s is made and they encourage you to try some mash. Not too tasty but try it and you’ll appreciate the finished product even more. They also have a tasting room where you can try their two bourbons, near bourbon 46, and unaged white dog. You can also buy a bottle and hand dip it in wax in the gift shop.
If you like Maker’s at all, be sure and sign up to be a free ambassador in the farmhouse when you walk in. You’ll get some free stuff in the mail and can make everyone call you «Ambassador,» isn’t that alone worth a visit?

We were lucky to schedule our visit to Makers Mark on whiskey ambassador day. (totally free and easy to become an ambassador online) The day featured special mini cocktail tastings, food trucks, barrel crafting demonstrations, cocktail classes and more. We especially appreciated the barrel demonstration and food ticket option ($ 4 off whatever food truck meal you selected)
Makers Mark is located on a beautiful rural Kentucky property with charcoal brown buildings and red shutters. During our day of distilleries, I enjoyed experiencing «the feel» of each business.
I enjoyed the room filled with fermented corn/​barley/​etc. in which visitors were encouraged to stick their finger in the mash and taste it at different phases in the fermentation process.
Fun fact: did you know the signature red dripping wax at Makers is trademarked? All other distilleries have to trim the wax straight to differentiate.