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Complete Set. 1997, 1998, 1999. Three 1-Liter bottles. Maker's Mark Keeneland Breeders' Cup — the complete founding trilogy of the Maker's Mark Keeneland annual collaboration, presenting all three original commemorative 1-liter bottles from the program's first three years.
The 1997, 1998, and 1999 Maker's Mark Keeneland Breeders' Cup editions are the founding set of what became a long-running annual collaboration. These three editions predate the current Private Selection stave-finishing program by 15+ years — they are standard-formula Maker's Mark in commemorative 1-liter formats with Keeneland and Breeders' Cup co-branding, produced when the Breeders' Cup was held at Keeneland during these years. Individual bottles from this founding trilogy appear periodically; finding all three intact as a complete set is genuinely rare.
The 1997 and 1999 bottles are also available as individual expressions in the current Wooden Cork catalog (the 1998 is OOS); this set presents all three together as they were originally conceived — a consecutive three-year founding document of the partnership.
Specs
- Distillery: Maker's Mark Distillery, Loretto, Kentucky
- Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 90 proof
- Format: Complete set — 1997, 1998, 1999 (three 1L bottles)
- Collaboration: Keeneland Race Course / Breeders' Cup
Browse all bourbon at Wooden Cork.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Were the 1997-1999 editions produced during Breeders' Cup events at Keeneland? Yes — the Breeders' Cup was held at Keeneland in specific years during this period, making the co-branding historically specific to those events.
- How does this set relate to the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Keeneland sets also in stock? The 1997–1999 founding trilogy is standard-formula Maker's Mark in 1-liter commemorative format from the pre-Private Selection era. The 2021–2023 sets are stave-finished Private Selection expressions. Two entirely different program formats from 20+ years apart.
Description
Complete Set. 1997, 1998, 1999. Three 1-Liter bottles. Maker's Mark Keeneland Breeders' Cup — the complete founding trilogy of the Maker's Mark Keeneland annual collaboration, presenting all three original commemorative 1-liter bottles from the program's first three years.
The 1997, 1998, and 1999 Maker's Mark Keeneland Breeders' Cup editions are the founding set of what became a long-running annual collaboration. These three editions predate the current Private Selection stave-finishing program by 15+ years — they are standard-formula Maker's Mark in commemorative 1-liter formats with Keeneland and Breeders' Cup co-branding, produced when the Breeders' Cup was held at Keeneland during these years. Individual bottles from this founding trilogy appear periodically; finding all three intact as a complete set is genuinely rare.
The 1997 and 1999 bottles are also available as individual expressions in the current Wooden Cork catalog (the 1998 is OOS); this set presents all three together as they were originally conceived — a consecutive three-year founding document of the partnership.
Specs
- Distillery: Maker's Mark Distillery, Loretto, Kentucky
- Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 90 proof
- Format: Complete set — 1997, 1998, 1999 (three 1L bottles)
- Collaboration: Keeneland Race Course / Breeders' Cup
Browse all bourbon at Wooden Cork.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Were the 1997-1999 editions produced during Breeders' Cup events at Keeneland? Yes — the Breeders' Cup was held at Keeneland in specific years during this period, making the co-branding historically specific to those events.
- How does this set relate to the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Keeneland sets also in stock? The 1997–1999 founding trilogy is standard-formula Maker's Mark in 1-liter commemorative format from the pre-Private Selection era. The 2021–2023 sets are stave-finished Private Selection expressions. Two entirely different program formats from 20+ years apart.
