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Maker's Mark vs Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year
Comparing Maker's Mark and Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year reveals a matchup between a traditional, wheated Kentucky staple and a traditional, even-keeled Kentucky staple.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Maker's Mark | Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | Wheated Bourbon | Traditional Bourbon |
| Mash Bill | 70% corn, 16% wheat, 14% malted barley | 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley |
| Age | No age statement | 7 years |
| Proof | 90 proof (45% ABV) | 100 proof (50% ABV) +10 proof |
| Approx. Price 1 | ~$25 – $32 ~$12 less | ~$35 – $45 |
- 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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Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year
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Flavor Profile
Maker's Mark Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
spice 2/5 spice: Maker's Mark 2 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year 5 out of 10
oak 4/7 oak: Maker's Mark 4 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year 7 out of 10
sweetness 8/6 sweetness: Maker's Mark 8 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year 6 out of 10
heat 3/5 heat: Maker's Mark 3 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year 5 out of 10
nuttiness 3/5 nuttiness: Maker's Mark 3 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year 5 out of 10
fruit 4/4 fruit: Maker's Mark 4 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year 4 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
The gap between these two is mostly about spice.
- 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.
- Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year: Seven years, bonded, and priced sensibly — the specification sheet reads like something from twenty years ago. Balanced and oak-leaning without ever getting heavy.
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 slightly lower price point.
- Go with Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year if you want a bonded, age-stated Kentucky bourbon that gets the fundamentals right for under forty dollars with more proof behind it.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks, cocktails, highball (Maker's Mark); neat, rocks, old-fashioned (Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year).