Maker's Mark Cask Strength Bourbon - Made for the Brave 2026 750

Maker's Mark Cask Strength "Made for the Brave" is a limited Memorial Day release, bottled uncut and un-chill filtered straight from the barrel at 110.5 proof, 55.25% ABV. It runs on Maker's Mark's standard wheated mash of corn, red winter wheat, and malted barley, but the higher strength amplifies everything the wheat brings: fuller vanilla and caramel, deeper baking spice, and more oak than the standard 90-proof bottling. A portion of proceeds supports veteran charitable organizations, including Project One Vet At A Time. This is Maker's Mark's familiar wheated softness turned up several notches, built for people who already know the standard bottle and want more of it. Pour it neat first, then add water in small increments.

How to drink Maker's Mark Made for the Brave

Start neat — at cask strength there's genuine heat, and a few drops of water will open the wheat sweetness without flattening it. It's rich enough to carry an Old Fashioned without getting lost under the sugar and bitters.

Bourbon110.5 proof · Mash bill: Wheated bourbon mash (corn, red winter wheat, malted barley) · Loretto, Kentucky