Maker's Mark Distillery sits on more than 1100 contiguous acres of land that make up Star Hill Farm. We are thrilled to recognize Maker's Mark and its homeplace of Star Hill Farm for their ongoing commitment to these practices that are so vital for the health of our planet." "Maker's Mark's commitment to handcrafting the finest bourbon has always prioritized the quality of their ingredients, dating back to their founding 70 years ago, when regenerative agriculture was the only norm. "Regenerative agriculture is leading the way to improve soil health, biodiversity, and ecosystem function while producing high-quality products," said Salar Shemirani, chief executive officer at Regenified.
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Through the Certified Regenified label and their proprietary 6-3-4™ Verification Standard, Regenified helps the supply chain, including farmers and ranchers, understand where their practices and lands are on the regenerative path. The organization verifies and certifies farms and ranches and their products that repair, rebuild, revitalize and restore the function of the ecosystem and regenerate the soil for future generations. Regenified was founded by a team of regenerative farming and ranching pioneers to promote regenerative farming practices and combat the decline of soil health due to intensive and unsustainable agricultural practices. receive recognition from Regenified for proven and evident progress in regenerative agriculture. Star Hill Farm is the first farm in Kentucky and home to the first distillery in the world to. With this certification, the brand advances on its long-term mission to cultivate bourbon that betters the world, while crafting the most flavorful product possible. Star Hill is the first farm in Kentucky and home to the first distillery in the world to receive recognition from Regenified for proven and evident progress in regenerative agriculture.
Regenified, the leading regenerative agricultural certification and supply chain-solution company, has awarded Regenified Certification to Star Hill Farm, the home of Maker’s Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky. It’s important to remember that making vague claims about sustainability is not our purpose – creating natural flavor is our purpose." Maker's Mark These are the old ways of production, in many respects we’re just putting our modern twist on things to give drinkers something truly wholesome and real to experience. What’s good for the grain is good for the drinkers.
“We do all of this primarily for flavor, not for greenwashing: we want to create the most natural and profound, most intensely flavored whiskies. Waterford is now the biggest distiller of organic and biodynamic whisky in the world. Perhaps more significantly, we’re now the biggest distiller of organic and biodynamic whisky in the world: there was no organic malt barley being grown in Ireland before we began making whisky, and now we’ve welcomed about a dozen unconventional growers and championed their way of farming.” “To know precisely where the barley comes from and separate it out - to have a terroir - adds 10% to our costs before we even begin distilling, so we’re putting our money where our mouth is. It is entirely Irish grown, which means it’s all local to us - with obvious environmental transportation benefits.” “Our barley is not imported, not mixed with international grains and delivered as “Irish malt”. To do that, this means respecting the land and the growers - but respecting the land brings additional benefits for the environment,” says Neil Conway, Head Brewer/Production Manager at Waterford Distillery. “We’re trying to make the most naturally flavorsome whiskies possible. Before Waterford started making whisky, there was no organic malt barley being grown in Ireland.
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