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.

This set presents all three founding editions 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

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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 founding set relate to the later Private Selection Keeneland sets? The 1997–1999 founding trilogy is standard-formula Maker's Mark in 1-liter commemorative format from the pre-Private Selection era. The later 2021–2023 sets are stave-finished Private Selection expressions. Two entirely different program formats from 20+ years apart.