Maker’s Mark Is Launching Its Oldest Cellar-Aged Bourbon Yet as Kentucky Sits on 17.1 Million Aging Barrels

Maker’s Mark’s New Cellar-Aged Bourbon Is Its Oldest Blend of Whiskeys Yet

The new Maker's Mark Cellar Aged bourbon contains some of the oldest whiskey from the distillery to date

Maker’s Mark Is Launching Its Oldest Cellar-Aged Bourbon Yet as Kentucky Sits on 17.1 Million Aging Barrels

The move comes as Kentucky distillers work through softer demand and large inventories.

Maker’s Mark Just Announced the 2026 Edition of Its Highly Allocated Cellar Aged Bourbon

This year’s release has the highest percentage of 14-year-old bourbon yet.Credit: Courtesy of Maker’s Mark DistilleryFor 70 years, Maker’s Mark bucked industry trends by eschewing age statements on its bottles. The distillery focused on consistency, stating its whiskey was “aged to taste, not time.” However, the company pivoted with 2023’s Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged, an age-stated bourbon that spent a portion of its life in a limestone cellar. It …

Maker's Mark Uncorks Its Oldest Whiskey Blend Yet With 'Cellar Aged' 2026 Release

When Maker’s Mark made the decision to carve out space on its historic grounds for a limestone cellar, it was gambling on a future finishing process, not to mention the quality of its whiskey. Consider that experiment a success, as the legendary Kentucky distillery debuts another innovative Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged expression. (Maker’s Mark) The inaugural edition of Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged made its debut in 2023 and served as a benchmark for fu…

Maker’s Mark Announces Fourth Edition of Its Coveted Cellar Aged Series, With One of the Distillery's Most Mature Blends to Date

On Tuesday, Maker’s Mark announced the 2026 release of its Cellar Aged series. The fourth edition of this coveted, age-stated collection, Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged 2026 is a combination of 11-, 12-, and 14-year-old bourbons, each bottled at cask-strength and blended to 112.1 proof. Maker’s Mark first debuted the Cellar Aged series in 2023 with a blend of 11- and 12-year-old bourbons, the brand’s then-oldest release to date. Last year’s release hi…