The word Whisky means agrain spirit (malted or not) produced in Scotland whereas Whiskey produced in Ireland or the United States which is commonly called "Bourbon".
Domain and appellation
Maker's Mark
At the end of Prohibition, the Samuels family revived the distillation and decided to invent a new whiskey in a cubic bottle sealed with red wax. The first bottle of Maker's Mark, produced in Loretto, Kentucky, was sold in 1958. In 2005, Maker's Mark was acquired by the Fortune Brands group.
Manufacturing: Made from corn, barley and wheat (rye but unlike traditional Bourbons), the Maker's Mark is also characterized by an aging without fixed term. However, it should age for at least 2 years old to earn the name "straight bourbon".
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