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Maker's Mark vs Eagle Rare 10 Year
Maker's Mark and Eagle Rare 10 Year sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: an old-guard, wheat-forward classic versus an old-guard, classically built classic.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Maker's Mark | Eagle Rare 10 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | Wheated Bourbon | Traditional Bourbon |
| Mash Bill 1 | 70% corn, 16% wheat, 14% malted barley | 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley |
| Age | No age statement | 10 years |
| Proof | 90 proof (45% ABV) | 90 proof (45% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$25 – $32 ~$24 less | ~$40 – $65 |
| Availability | Widely available easier to find | Allocated |
- Eagle Rare 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
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Eagle Rare 10 Year
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Flavor Profile
Maker's Mark Eagle Rare 10 Year
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
oak 4/7 oak: Maker's Mark 4 out of 10, Eagle Rare 10 Year 7 out of 10
sweetness 8/6 sweetness: Maker's Mark 8 out of 10, Eagle Rare 10 Year 6 out of 10
spice 2/4 spice: Maker's Mark 2 out of 10, Eagle Rare 10 Year 4 out of 10
fruit 4/5 fruit: Maker's Mark 4 out of 10, Eagle Rare 10 Year 5 out of 10
nuttiness 3/4 nuttiness: Maker's Mark 3 out of 10, Eagle Rare 10 Year 4 out of 10
heat 3/3 heat: Maker's Mark 3 out of 10, Eagle Rare 10 Year 3 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
Oak is doing most of the differentiating here.
- 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.
- 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.
Which One Should You Choose?
- 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.
- Go with Eagle Rare 10 Year if you want an elegant, older, low-proof sipper where refinement matters more than intensity.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks, cocktails, highball (Maker's Mark); neat, rocks (Eagle Rare 10 Year).