Talk:Maker's Mark/Archive 1

Archive 1

Spelling - whiskey/whisky

I have noticed that most Bourbon whiskey makers spell it whiskey, but not all. Maker's Mark is a notable exception [1]. --rogerd 23:38, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Unsourced content removed

Removed this content since it has been marked unsourced since Feb 2007. It is allegedly one of the favorite alcoholic beverages of Cuban president Fidel Castro. According to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Maker’s Mark holds a 77% share of the U.S. fine bourbon market. If anyone has a reliable source for the content, please add it back with the appropriate references. FloNight 22:17, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Improper "Popular Culture" reference

I must question if the following statement is a reference to Maker's Mark:

"Local H released a song about Maker's Mark on their 2002 album Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles?. The song "Buffalo Trace" includes the lyrics: Eight hours to get to Heaven Hill Head down - due south - past Louisville Don't stop until the bourbon still Parker says we can drink our fill "

1. Buffalo Trace is its own brand of Bourbon, made by Buffalo Trace Distillery. However it is due east. 2. Heaven Hill is also a separate distillery that makes multiple brands, Due south of Louisville. 3. What does any of this have to do with Maker's Mark?

++BdFish2: User_talk:BdFish2/c 11:15, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Press Release

Was this written by the people from Maker's? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.141.202.216 (talk) 15:22, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

In popular culture

I've moved the following items because they were dubious in nature:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maker%27s_Mark&curid=751563&diff=224228557&oldid=224228086

We need to keep trivial details down to a minimum, otherwise they will plague the entire article. Which of these can be sourced, and of that subset which can be rewritten into prose in a way that makes sense in the article? Most of these details are not notable. RFerreira (talk) 22:10, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

I hope you don't mind, I removed the quoted content as it is perfectly sufficient to point to the edit diff (no need to clog up this talkpage). The items related to works of fiction are sufficiently verified by referencing the fictional work itself. However, I don't find any of these references terribly beneficial to the article, so I don't mind seeing them go. -Verdatum (talk) 14:03, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Favorite

This bourbon being a "favorite" of any single person is non notable. Being a KY Colonel is no great accomplishment, mystique aside. The google search for person deleted Brach Crider's top 5 google returns were self edited vanity or social media sites and this article itself. Also, if you ask most drinkers in Kentucky, a vast majority will tell you it is this brand, whether it is or not. --K3vin (talk) 08:37, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Wax colour

I have a bottle of 1996, and they used white wax for it, not red wax. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.126.77.123 (talk) 22:27, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Historic Landmark question

When visiting the distillery recently, I read that it is only one where National Historic Landmark buildings are actively used for distilling. It occured to me later that the sign could be out of date. The only other landmark distilleries are Woodford Reserve and Bomberger's Distillery. Bomberger's has been closed for years. But Woodford was made a landmark in 2000, and I do not know if they use their historic buildings for distilling, or for other uses, such as a visitor center. If anyone knows that Woodford is distilling in landmark buildings, please correct the reference in this article. — Eoghanacht ^talk 19:36, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

What about the Buffalo Trace Distillery? There is a reference that says it "Buffalo Trace Distillery stands as the oldest distilling site in the United States." The article says that "The distillery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under its old name, George T. Stagg Distillery" –BarrelProof (talk) 18:48, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

Need for disambiguation, and it still reads like an advert

I came here looking for info on makers marks (the markings placed by smiths or glassworkers at the bottom of works) so I think maybe a disambig is needed somewhere but on reading this I think it still reads a bit like an advert. ++Lar: t/c 11:15, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

This is old, but it's a good point that hasn't been resolved. Perhaps Maker's mark should redirect to trademark, and yes, there probably should be a note here. -Verdatum (talk) 14:21, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

There's now a clarifying note at the top of the page about that, with a link. —BarrelProof (talk) 00:39, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Dated material?

The part about 'marketed under three varieties' in the body of the article is dated and should be removed, since the more currently-accurate lineup is noted well above that. In any event, someone needs to document the former existence of the gold-wax sealed 101.5 U.S. proof (50.75% ABV) version which was formerly available domestically but discontinued at some point in the early 1990s. I did not want to 'be bold' and take it on myself to remove the part about 'three varieties' until I mentioned it here first, as someone may well regard themselves as the curator of this page and might revert any major changes even if correct, but this needs at least to be discussed, as currently the article displays the weaknesses of Wikipedia's inherently collaborative process. 73.88.162.151 (talk) 21:16, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

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