<Tr> <Th> Proof (US) </Th> <Td> 90 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related products </Th> <Td> Jim Beam </Td> </Tr> <P> Maker's Mark is a small - batch bourbon whiskey produced in Loretto, Kentucky, by Beam Suntory . It is bottled at 90 U.S. proof (45% alcohol by volume) and sold in distinctively squarish bottles sealed with red wax . The distillery offers tours, and is part of the American Whiskey Trail and the Kentucky Bourbon Trail . </P> <P> Maker's Mark's origin began when T. William "Bill" Samuels Sr., purchased the "Burks' Distillery" in Loretto, Kentucky, for $35,000 on October 1, 1953 . Production began in 1954, and the first run was bottled in 1958 under the brand's distinctive dipped red wax seal (U.S. trademark serial number 73526578). </P>

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