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Maker’s Mark Cask Strength vs Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year
Comparing Maker’s Mark Cask Strength and Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year reveals a matchup between an uncut, wheated heavyweight and a blender-built, spice-driven bottling.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Maker’s Mark Cask Strength | Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | Wheated Bourbon, Barrel Proof | High-Rye Bourbon |
| Mash Bill 1 | 70% corn, 16% wheat, 14% malted barley | 68% corn, 28% rye, 4% malted barley |
| Age | No age statement | 10 years |
| Proof | 110 proof (55% ABV) +19 proof | 91.2 proof (45.6% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$40 – $50 ~$5 less | ~$45 – $55 |
- Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year does not publish an official mash bill.
- US shelf prices as of 2026-08; they vary widely by market.
AG’s Rating and AG’s Notes
Maker’s Mark Cask Strength
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Flavor Profile
Maker’s Mark Cask Strength Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
sweetness 9/5 sweetness: Maker’s Mark Cask Strength 9 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 5 out of 10
spice 3/7 spice: Maker’s Mark Cask Strength 3 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 7 out of 10
oak 5/8 oak: Maker’s Mark Cask Strength 5 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 8 out of 10
heat 7/4 heat: Maker’s Mark Cask Strength 7 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 4 out of 10
nuttiness 3/2 nuttiness: Maker’s Mark Cask Strength 3 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 2 out of 10
fruit 5/5 fruit: Maker’s Mark Cask Strength 5 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 5 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
Sweetness is where these two part ways.
- 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.
- Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year: The older version of Bulleit's high-rye bourbon. Ten years add a lot of oak and leather to the usual rye spice, and the finish turns dry and woody.
Which One Should You Choose?
- Go with Maker’s Mark Cask Strength if you want wheated sweetness at full strength for well under what most cask-strength bourbons cost.
- Go with Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year if you want an oak-forward, ten-year high-rye bourbon at a gentle proof.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Maker’s Mark Cask Strength); neat, rocks (Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year).