Kentucky Distillery Guide
Distillery · Kentucky Bourbon Trail stop

Maker's Mark Distillery

3350 Burks Spring Rd, Loretto, KY 40037

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Marion County, Bardstown and Nelson County

Hours

9:30 am-5 pm; open days not specified in the hours panel

Times are Eastern Time. Distillery and gift-shop time window. Do not assume daily opening from separately published daily restaurant hours.

Checked October 14 and 15, 2026 from the place’s own hours source. Hours change; confirm before you go.

Before you go

Visiting
Tours and tastings
Policies
Read the sourced visitor policies below for booking, children, pets, food and access conditions.
Makes
Bourbon

Published visitor policies

Conditions apply to the location and experience described. A policy answer does not guarantee admission or a tour seat.

Children on tours

Children allowed within the published conditions.

Classic tour allows children; many other experiences are 21+.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Dogs

Operator restricts pets for the described visit.

Operator permits service animals only. Physical-access statement is location-specific; some experiences remain strictly 21+ despite children allowed on others.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Food

Food is offered within the published conditions.

Operator lists an onsite restaurant.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Access information

Historic tour buildings have narrow or uneven areas; shuttle assistance, ASL and specialist experiences available by advance arrangement.

Operator permits service animals only. Physical-access statement is location-specific; some experiences remain strictly 21+ despite children allowed on others.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Not established in the reviewed sources: Reservations, Experiences.

What’s here

  • Tours
  • Tastings
  • Cocktail bar
  • Restaurant
  • Gift shop
  • Classes

KBT describes Maker's Mark as a National Historic Landmark distillery on Star Hill Farm.

Timeline

  1. Brand timeline labels the start of a new distillery at the current location as 1952.

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  2. Brand timeline dates the recipe-burning story and creation of the name/bottle design to 1953.

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  3. Parent company dates purchase of the present distillery and beginning of barreling to 1953.

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  4. Brand timeline dates the first finished, hand-dipped bottle to 1958.

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Each milestone says exactly what happened: a company founding is not the same as a first distillation or a visitor opening.

Nearby

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance. Your map app will be more exact.

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