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Blake Layfield

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🥃 Master Distiller & Head of Innovation, Blending @makersmark
🇺🇸 Louisville, KY

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Proof that the best workdays involve great bourbon and music. There’s nothing better than @andbeyondfestival 🥃🎸

Honored to join the Guardians of Great Bourbon panel, and even more thrilled to moderate Rooted in Kentucky. Bringing together a farmer, a chef, and a distiller to highlight KY agriculture was a reminder that from soil to glass to table, it’s all connected.

From stage to crowd for some amazing bands… not a bad weekend at the office 🥃

#bourbonandbeyond #makersmark #bourbon #kentucky #livemusic by @blake.layfield

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At the Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, we catch up with Maker's Mark Master Distiller Blake Layfield to talk about innovation, how that works at Marker's Mark and more.

#bourbon #whiskey #kybourbon by @blake.layfield

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9 days ago

Bucket list trip to celebrate 40 this year 🥳🥳 We made our way from Napa to Sonoma, stayed in some beautiful places, drank lots of delicious🍷, ate lots of yummy 🧀, saw some beautiful vistas, and made memories with great friends that will last a lifetime! Thank you to Austin and Bethany for indulging me, can’t wait for our next adventure ✈️😂 @blake.layfield by @blake.layfield

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California wine country is a MUST see 🍇 🍷

#napa #sonoma #wine taken in Napa Valley Wine Country by @blake.layfield

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Grand views, exceptional spirits, and top-tier hospitality on Mackinac Island. Had an unforgettable Distiller’s Weekend at @grandhotelmichigan —from hosting the Whisky Lab and tasting through an incredible Whisky Dinner to watching 8 of the Mackinac Island’s finest bartenders battle it out in the cocktail competition. Huge applause to the teams at @makersmark and @ethanology_distillation for bringing this to life. Extra massive shoutout to @josh_pearson and @tt8475 for organizing an incredible weekend from start to finish. 🥃✨

#makersmark #ethanology #mackinacisland #grandhotels taken in The Grand Hotel by @blake.layfield

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World-class tennis, custom @tylerrobertsonart and Maker’s Mark by the court? Say less. 🥃🎾

Best seat in Lexington this weekend at the Lexington Open ATP Challenger! Bottles, art & tickets directly benefiting @golisanochildrens_uk 🏥

Check it out this weekend 🎾

#makersmark #tylerrobertsonart #lexingtonopen #tennis #bbn taken in UK Boone Tennis Center by @blake.layfield

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2 months ago

Awesome night in Owensboro! 🥃✨

Huge shoutout to our KY Diplomat @chaz_fister, @whiskeywiseguy and the Southern Glazer’s team for killing the setup, and to @lureseafood for incredible wings, custom Maker’s cocktails, and prime Ohio River views.
Loved sharing the @makersmark story for a bit and getting to hand-sign custom bottles for everyone who showed up. The energy across Owensboro and Bowling Green this week was unmatched.
Cheers to the team and to everyone who came out—Western KY knows how to host! 🥃

#makersmark #bourbon #kentucky taken in Owensboro, Kentucky by @blake.layfield

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2 months ago

“The flavours are the performance” says Rob Whitehead, our Spirits Buyer.
The 2026 release of Star Hill Farm has already been crowned World’s Best Wheat Whisky at the World Whiskies Awards 2026. With layers of caramelised apple, toffee and baking spice, this a complex – and very limited – bottling. by @blake.layfield

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321 with the two guys behind the biggest wheated bourbon in history.

Camera credit @whiskeyshesips who Pranked us and said that she didn’t record the whole thing right after

#whiskeywednesday #makersmark by @blake.layfield

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3 months ago

Great time in DC/MD this week 🥃

#makersmark taken in Washington, DC by @blake.layfield

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Till next time - Sayōnara Japan 🇯🇵 🗼🥃

#japan #suntory #makersmark #kyosai taken in Tokyo, Japan by @blake.layfield

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