Our Purpose

FLAVORFUL WHISKY CRAFTED SUSTAINABLY.

Maker's Mark® is committed to shaping the future of bourbon through innovation and investment for the better of people and planet.

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A Force For Good

B-CorpTM Certification

As a B-CorpTM, Maker's Mark® is now part of a small but growing circle of global companies leading the way in creating a more sustainable future.

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RegenifiedTM Certification

Star Hill Farm is proud home to the world's first distillery to achieve RegenifiedTM Tier 3 certification, innovating in regenerative agriculture that is as vital to the future of our land as the taste of our bourbon.

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100M Acres Initiative 

We are a founding member of the Common Ground 100M Acres Initiative, and pledge that 100% of Maker’s Mark grain be sourced from Regenified Certified farms by 2025. As of November 2023 all of our corn and wheat, making up 85% of our mashbill, is sourced from farms certified in regenerative agriculture. 

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Star Hill

FEATURED STORIES

How we're creating a better tomorrow

With the help of the University of Kentucky, we’ve gathered 500 different variations of white oak and over 10,000 trees for preservation research to better understand the wood that makes our barrels.

Hands are cupping wheat in a field at the Maker's Mark distillery.

We have been growing varietal plots of wheat consisting of over 30 unique wheat strains to explore how we can maximize the flavor of our bourbon through agriculture.

A man in a baseball hat is standing in a wheat field at sunset on the Maker's Mark distillery property in Kentucky. A warehouse stands in the distance.

The limestone shelf near the distillery is key to crafting our unique taste. We own, protect, and enrich all 76 acres of our main lake's watershed.

A blue lake on a sunny day surrounded by green banks of grass and trees. Three of the Maker's Mark distillery buildings in Loretto, Kentucky are in the distance.

At Star Hill we have a variety of programs that help us achieve our zero landfill waste goal, from recycling and composting to pulverizing used glass into soft sand on our trailways.

Aerial landscape photo of the pond and trees surrounding the Maker's Mark distillery grounds in Loretto, Kentucky.

The world's first whisky cellar and the home of Maker's Mark 46® is LEED® certified, another commitment to sustainability. The vegetative roof provides significant environmental benefits. The native plants on the roof provide a wildlife habitat as well as a protection from day-to-night temperature fluctuations, naturally cooling the cellar and reducing our energy usage.

There are four glass decanters of Maker's Mark bourbon whisky sitting on the bar in tasting room of the distillery.

Our warehouses in Loretto are all powered by solar energy - creating efficiency while letting nature help us in the aging process.

Solar panels are set up at the Maker's Mark distillery.

Bees are essential to a healthy ecosystem and encourage biodiversity at Star Hill. Our 50 hives are producing over 1300lbs of honey that is used in our cocktails served onsite, helping to eliminate our need to import sugar.

Photo of bees swarming a man-made hive. Maker's Mark distillery apiary

01 White Oak Research Forest

With the help of the University of Kentucky, we’ve gathered 500 different variations of white oak and over 10,000 trees for preservation research to better understand the wood that makes our barrels.

Hands are cupping wheat in a field at the Maker's Mark distillery.

02Estate Wheat Plot

We have been growing varietal plots of wheat consisting of over 30 unique wheat strains to explore how we can maximize the flavor of our bourbon through agriculture.

A man in a baseball hat is standing in a wheat field at sunset on the Maker's Mark distillery property in Kentucky. A warehouse stands in the distance.

03 Water Sanctuary

The limestone shelf near the distillery is key to crafting our unique taste. We own, protect, and enrich all 76 acres of our main lake's watershed.

A blue lake on a sunny day surrounded by green banks of grass and trees. Three of the Maker's Mark distillery buildings in Loretto, Kentucky are in the distance.

04 Zero Landfill

At Star Hill we have a variety of programs that help us achieve our zero landfill waste goal, from recycling and composting to pulverizing used glass into soft sand on our trailways.

Aerial landscape photo of the pond and trees surrounding the Maker's Mark distillery grounds in Loretto, Kentucky.

05 LEED®-Certified Cellar

The world's first whisky cellar and the home of Maker's Mark 46® is LEED® certified, another commitment to sustainability. The vegetative roof provides significant environmental benefits. The native plants on the roof provide a wildlife habitat as well as a protection from day-to-night temperature fluctuations, naturally cooling the cellar and reducing our energy usage.

There are four glass decanters of Maker's Mark bourbon whisky sitting on the bar in tasting room of the distillery.

06 Solar-Powered

Our warehouses in Loretto are all powered by solar energy - creating efficiency while letting nature help us in the aging process.

Solar panels are set up at the Maker's Mark distillery.

07 Apiary

Bees are essential to a healthy ecosystem and encourage biodiversity at Star Hill. Our 50 hives are producing over 1300lbs of honey that is used in our cocktails served onsite, helping to eliminate our need to import sugar.

Photo of bees swarming a man-made hive. Maker's Mark distillery apiary

A blue lake on a sunny day surrounded by green banks of grass and trees. Three of the Maker's Mark distillery buildings in Loretto, Kentucky are in the distance.

A Force For Good

Beyond Our Distillery


The LEE Initiative  
 

Founded by Chef Edward Lee and Lindsey Ofcacek, we are proud partners of The LEE Initiative who's mission is to create a more diverse and equitable restaurant industry.


Keeneland 
 

Maker’s Mark and Keeneland have collaborated on a commemorative bottle release  every year since 1997, raising millions of dollars for a variety of worthy causes throughout Central Kentucky. 

EXPERIENCES


 

Bourbon is Nature Distilled

Join us for in-depth education and join and learn about our pursuit of flavor through agriculture.