Maker’s Mark Kentucky Bourbon announced the release of the inaugural Greats of the Gate bottle, the first honoring the legendary Man o’ War. The expression will be on sale starting on October 21, 2024, at select Kentucky retailers for the suggested Retail Price of $149.99. 

Each bottle will be packaged in a collectable box with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Rob Samuels, eighth generation distiller and Managing Director of Maker’s Mark; Shannon Arvin, President and CEO of Keeneland Race Course; and Tyler Robertson, artist. Only five thousand bottles will be available and all proceeds will benefit four Central Kentucky nonprofits.

In April, Keeneland Race Course and Maker’s Mark unveiled the newest chapter in their longstanding partnership with the launch of Greats of the Gate, a 10-year commemorative bottle series celebrating Thoroughbred racing’s most iconic horses – featuring a different horse each year.

The limited-edition bottle features an illustration by Robertson with the 2024 artwork wrapping around the bottle in yellow and black – the racing colors for Man o’ War.

Proceeds from each year’s Greats of the Gate bottle will benefit designated Kentucky nonprofits. For the first three years of the 10-year series, the Greats of the Gate bottle will support Kentucky Harvest, Arts Center of the Bluegrass, Blue Grass Farms Charities and Kentucky Classic Arts. Over the course of the next decade, Keeneland and Maker’s Mark are committed to raising $4 million to benefit Kentucky nonprofits through the bottle series. Click here for more information.

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About Maker’s Mark Kentucky Bourbon

In 1953, in Loretto, Ky., Bill Samuels, Sr., fulfilled his dream to create a handmade bourbon. He decided to make his whisky in small batches, using soft red winter wheat to enhance the softness and sweetness. He then rotated each barrel by hand for consistency and, finally, aged each barrel to taste. Bill Samuels, Sr., transformed bourbon from a “commodity” into a premium handmade spirit, and today Maker’s Mark continues to make its bourbon the same way. For more information, visit https://www.makersmark.com.