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Blanton’s Single Barrel vs Maker’s Mark Cask Strength
Comparing Blanton’s Single Barrel and Maker’s Mark Cask Strength reveals a matchup between a traditional, spice-driven Kentucky staple and an uncut, wheated heavyweight.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Blanton’s Single Barrel | Maker’s Mark Cask Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | High-Rye Bourbon | Wheated Bourbon, Barrel Proof |
| Mash Bill 1 | 75% corn, 15% rye, 10% malted barley | 70% corn, 16% wheat, 14% malted barley |
| Age | No age statement | No age statement |
| Proof | 93 proof (46.5% ABV) | 110 proof (55% ABV) +17 proof |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$80 – $150 | ~$40 – $50 ~$70 less |
| Availability | Allocated | Widely available easier to find |
- Blanton’s Single Barrel does not publish an official mash bill.
- US shelf prices as of 2026-08; they vary widely by market.
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Blanton’s Single Barrel
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Flavor Profile
Blanton’s Single Barrel Maker’s Mark Cask Strength
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
sweetness 6/9 sweetness: Blanton’s Single Barrel 6 out of 10, Maker’s Mark Cask Strength 9 out of 10
spice 6/3 spice: Blanton’s Single Barrel 6 out of 10, Maker’s Mark Cask Strength 3 out of 10
heat 4/7 heat: Blanton’s Single Barrel 4 out of 10, Maker’s Mark Cask Strength 7 out of 10
oak 6/5 oak: Blanton’s Single Barrel 6 out of 10, Maker’s Mark Cask Strength 5 out of 10
fruit 6/5 fruit: Blanton’s Single Barrel 6 out of 10, Maker’s Mark Cask Strength 5 out of 10
nuttiness 3/3 nuttiness: Blanton’s Single Barrel 3 out of 10, Maker’s Mark Cask Strength 3 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
Sweetness is where these two part ways.
- Blanton’s Single Barrel: The bottle that invented the single-barrel category and still trades largely on its horse-stopper cork and its scarcity. The whiskey itself is genuinely good — honeyed and citrus-led with nutmeg spice — but at secondary prices you are paying for the bottle as much as the pour.
- Maker’s Mark Cask Strength: Undiluted Maker's, and the version that finally gives the wheated recipe some weight. Dense caramel and honey with real warmth, and one of the more affordable cask-strength bottles anywhere.
Which One Should You Choose?
- Go with Blanton’s Single Barrel if you want the original single-barrel presentation and a honeyed, citrus-led profile, and the hunt is part of the appeal.
- Go with Maker’s Mark Cask Strength if you want wheated sweetness at full strength for well under what most cask-strength bourbons cost without hunting for it.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Blanton’s Single Barrel); neat, rocks (Maker’s Mark Cask Strength).