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State Series - Pennsylvania
Distinctly Maker’s. Unmistakably Pennsylvania.
Drawing from agriculture, culinary artistry and visual design, Pennsylvania’s Tastemakers aligned around a shared taste vision: dark and richly textured. Together with the Maker’s Mark distillery team, they brought that vision to life through wood finishing, creating a bourbon grounded in the signature character of Maker’s Mark while reflecting Pennsylvania’s strength, complexity and sense of place.
Caramelized sweetness creates depth and richness, tart cherry brings a bright counterpoint, and bold spice nods to the state’s longstanding connection to rye. It is a distinctive expression shaped by Pennsylvanians, for Pennsylvania.
Tasting Notes
Character: Dark and richly textured
Notes of: Caramelized sweetness, tart cherry and bold spice
MEET THE TASTEMAKERS OF PENNSLVANIA
CHRISTA BARFIELD
Christa Barfield is the founder and CEO of FarmerJawn Agriculture, a Pennsylvania-based regenerative farming enterprise connecting agriculture, public health and community development. A lifelong Philadelphian and former healthcare professional, she has built a growing ecosystem of farmland, education, food access and retail initiatives around the belief that food is medicine. Her connection to the land brought an essential agricultural and community-centered perspective to the Pennsylvania taste vision.
Follow on Instagram: @FarmerJawn_
ALLOYIUS MCILWAINE
Philadelphia native Alloyius Mcilwaine is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist and designer whose work blends graffiti, street art, comic-book influences, abstraction and traditional techniques. He is also the founder of Cultures Clothing Company, an extension of his belief in art and fashion as vehicles for celebrating culture and connection. His bold visual language and deep Philadelphia roots brought creativity, texture and a strong sense of place to the Pennsylvania selection.
Follow on Instagram: @CulturesClothing
ANA KELLY
Ana Kelly is a Pittsburgh-based food stylist whose global background and culinary training shape a highly visual approach to flavor. Born in Brazil, she has lived across multiple countries, speaks five languages and has spent more than two decades translating food into compelling imagery for restaurants, editorial projects, packaging and advertising. Her understanding of presentation, texture and culinary traditions brought a nuanced Western Pennsylvania perspective to the collective taste vision.
Follow on Instagram: @anatheuncensoredchef
