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From Colleen Graham, About.com

Bottles of Maker's Mark are being filled with bourbon at the Loretto, Kentucky distillery.

Bottles of Maker's Mark are being filled with bourbon at the Loretto, Kentucky distillery.

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For all the nuance and heritage surrounding the distilling process up to this point, the bottling is as modern as could be. Inside this building, that from the outside looks likes every other, the fluorescent lights are bright and the machines are moving at a fast pace, this is the first sign of modern production in the entire distillery. Empty bottles are sent down the line in smooth progression and at a rapid pace. The now perfect, caramel-colored spirit is poured inside each cognac-shaped piece of clear glass, one by one and sent down the line.
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