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Maker's Mark is a small-batch bourbon whiskey produced in Loretto, Kentucky, by Beam Suntory. Maker's Mark is unusual in that no rye is used as part of the mash. Instead of rye Maker's Mark uses red winter wheat (16%), along with corn (70%) and malted barley (14%) in the Mash Bill. Maker's Mark is aged for around six years, being bottled and marketed when the company's tasters agree that it is ready. Maker's Mark is one of the few distillers to rotate the barrels from the upper to the lower levels of the aging warehouses during the aging process[citation needed] to even out the differences in temperature during the process. Founded in 1953, the distillery operates on 1,000 acres on the Star Hill Farm.