Updated August 2026
Maker’s Mark 101 is the flagship wheated recipe bottled at 101 proof / 50.5% ABV — not cask strength, not 46. Same Loretto bourbon family. The 2024 catalog called it a holiday release; availability still moves by market. Read the neck. Hub: Maker’s Mark.
| Size | ABV | Style | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 750 mL (catalog) | 50.5% / 101 proof | Kentucky straight bourbon (wheated) | United States — Kentucky |
What the bottle actually is
101 proof is 50.5% by definition. That matches the catalog. It is not Bottled-in-Bond by itself — BiB is a separate 27 CFR 5.88 rule set (same DSP, same season, 100 proof, four years). This is just 101-proof Maker’s. A 1.5-ounce pour is 1.26 standard drinks.
Travel-retail liters existed first; 750 mL holiday US releases came later. We will not invent a 2026 national-distribution map. Flagship 90-proof page: Maker’s Mark bourbon. Stave-finished sibling: Maker’s 46.
Lab notes
Catalog copy is a holiday-guest story, no nose list. Higher proof usually pushes the same caramel-and-fruit Maker’s palate into a hotter, oilier mid-palate. We will not write a full tasting from that guess. If you have a bottle, the useful comparison is 90 vs 101 of the same mash, not 101 vs a rye-recipe bourbon.
Related: hub · barrel proof (this SKU is not barrel proof).