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Maker's Mark vs Jack Daniel’s 10 Year
Put Maker's Mark next to Jack Daniel’s 10 Year and you have a classic, high-wheat stalwart set against a classic, corn-forward stalwart.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Maker's Mark | Jack Daniel’s 10 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | Wheated Bourbon | Traditional Tennessee Whiskey |
| Mash Bill | 70% corn, 16% wheat, 14% malted barley | 80% corn, 8% rye, 12% malted barley |
| Age | No age statement | 10 years |
| Proof | 90 proof (45% ABV) | 97 proof (48.5% ABV) +7 proof |
| Approx. Price 1 | ~$25 – $32 ~$52 less | ~$70 – $90 |
| Availability | Widely available easier to find | Limited |
- 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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Flavor Profile
Maker's Mark Jack Daniel’s 10 Year
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
spice 2/5 spice: Maker's Mark 2 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 5 out of 10
oak 4/7 oak: Maker's Mark 4 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 7 out of 10
fruit 4/6 fruit: Maker's Mark 4 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 6 out of 10
heat 3/5 heat: Maker's Mark 3 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 5 out of 10
sweetness 8/7 sweetness: Maker's Mark 8 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 7 out of 10
nuttiness 3/4 nuttiness: Maker's Mark 3 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 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.
- Jack Daniel’s 10 Year: The return of an age-stated Jack Daniel's after more than a century. Ten years add dark fruit, cocoa and real oak to the familiar banana-and-caramel Lynchburg profile.
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 significantly lower price point.
- Go with Jack Daniel’s 10 Year if you want an older, oak-forward Jack Daniel's with dark fruit and cocoa with slightly more proof behind it.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks, cocktails, highball (Maker's Mark); neat, rocks (Jack Daniel’s 10 Year).