{"product_id":"maker-s-mark-the-stewards-release-2026","title":"Maker’s Mark The Stewards Release 2026","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"base\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eWood Finishing Series - Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #292b2d;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #292b2d;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #292b2d;\"\u003eThe third of five planned whiskeys in Maker’s Mark’s Limited Release Wood Finishing Series has arrived. The Stewards Release follows 2025’s The Keeper’s Release and 2024’s The Heart Release, this time honoring the “stewards” of the distillery, which seems to cover everyone from quality control to marketing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #292b2d;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #292b2d;\"\u003eCuriously, the listed stave finishing recipe for this whiskey is the same one that was used last year, with 10 virgin toasted American staves dropped into the barrel for its final months.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #292b2d;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #292b2d;\"\u003eThe Stewards Release showcases a bolder, woodier nose, almost evergreen in construction, tinged with menthol and eucalyptus notes, plus a stony, almost gravelly edge. Time in glass evokes a touch of barnyard, almost sweaty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #292b2d;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #292b2d;\"\u003eOn the palate The Stewards Release is wholly agreeable though definitely earthy savory, with overtones of walnut shells, hemp rope, and anise dominating the experience. It’s perhaps unlike any other Maker’s Mark whiskey I’ve ever encountered, pouring on notes of wet asphalt, gunpowder, and more of that licorice-fueled anise character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #292b2d;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #292b2d;\"\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eAroma: Bright, Cherry Pie, Vanilla Beans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eTaste: Honey, Toasted Marshmallow, Candied Ginger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eFinish: A vibrant forward finish with notes of stone fruit and salted caramel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #292b2d;\"\u003eThis is a drying whiskey with a short, earthy conclusion, and though it may feature a familiar recipe, it comes out the other end a completely different animal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #292b2d;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e54.9% ABV \/ 109.8 Proof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e750 ML\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Craft Spirits Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244036272350,"sku":"8524650311","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/6368\/2782\/files\/maker_s-mark-stewart-2026.png?v=1778768642","url":"https:\/\/craftspiritsxchange.com\/products\/maker-s-mark-the-stewards-release-2026","provider":"Craft Spirits Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}