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Eagle Rare 10 Year vs Maker's Mark
Eagle Rare 10 Year and Maker's Mark sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: an old-guard, classically built classic versus an old-guard, wheat-forward classic.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Eagle Rare 10 Year | Maker's Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | Traditional Bourbon | Wheated Bourbon |
| Mash Bill 1 | 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley | 70% corn, 16% wheat, 14% malted barley |
| Age | 10 years | No age statement |
| Proof | 90 proof (45% ABV) | 90 proof (45% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$40 – $65 | ~$25 – $32 ~$24 less |
| Availability | Allocated | Widely available easier to find |
- Eagle Rare 10 Year does not publish an official mash bill.
- US shelf prices as of 2026-08; they vary widely by market.
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Eagle Rare 10 Year
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Flavor Profile
Eagle Rare 10 Year Maker's Mark
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
oak 7/4 oak: Eagle Rare 10 Year 7 out of 10, Maker's Mark 4 out of 10
sweetness 6/8 sweetness: Eagle Rare 10 Year 6 out of 10, Maker's Mark 8 out of 10
spice 4/2 spice: Eagle Rare 10 Year 4 out of 10, Maker's Mark 2 out of 10
fruit 5/4 fruit: Eagle Rare 10 Year 5 out of 10, Maker's Mark 4 out of 10
nuttiness 4/3 nuttiness: Eagle Rare 10 Year 4 out of 10, Maker's Mark 3 out of 10
heat 3/3 heat: Eagle Rare 10 Year 3 out of 10, Maker's Mark 3 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
Oak is doing most of the differentiating here.
- Eagle Rare 10 Year: A 10-year age statement at a gentle 90 proof gives this a polished, dry-oak elegance rather than power. Toffee and orange peel lead into leather and dried fruit, with a long, notably dry finish.
- Maker's Mark: The bottle that made wheated bourbon mainstream. Soft, sweet, and deliberately low on spice and oak, with baked bread and honey doing most of the work. Consistency is its real feature.
Which One Should You Choose?
- Go with Eagle Rare 10 Year if you want an elegant, older, low-proof sipper where refinement matters more than intensity.
- Go with Maker's Mark if you want a reliably sweet, low-spice wheater that is easy to find and easy to drink at a lower price point.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Eagle Rare 10 Year); neat, rocks, cocktails, highball (Maker's Mark).