{"id":3783,"date":"2026-10-14T22:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T03:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arkansasliquor.com\/?p=3783"},"modified":"2026-10-14T23:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T04:29:57","slug":"107-liquor-makers-mark-the-curveball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arkansasliquor.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/14\/107-liquor-makers-mark-the-curveball\/","title":{"rendered":"107 Liquor Releases Maker\u2019s Mark \u201cThe Curveball\u201d at $79.99"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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107 Liquor \u00b7 Sherwood, Arkansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Curveball<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

107 Liquor has released a new Maker\u2019s Mark Private Selection called The Curveball. The 109-proof bourbon is priced at $79.99 plus tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n$79.99<\/span>\n\n\n\nplus tax<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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54.5%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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750 mL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A custom Maker\u2019s Mark finish<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ten staves. Three profiles.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Curveball\u2019s finishing recipe puts Roasted French Mendiant up front: six of the ten oak staves are Mendiant, joined by three Maker\u2019s Mark 46 staves and one Toasted French Spice stave. Baked American Pure 2 and Seared French Cuv\u00e9e are both left out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The label identifies it as Kentucky straight bourbon whisky barrel finished with ten oak staves. Its 54.50% ABV works out to 109 proof, with no age statement visible on the supplied front label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maker\u2019s Mark\u2019s Private Selection program starts with mature, cask-strength bourbon. Retailers choose a combination of finishing staves, and the whisky spends an additional nine weeks in the distillery\u2019s limestone cellar. The wood recipe gives each selection its own direction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Inside the recipe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Curveball stave table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The five stave options use different oak, cuts and heat treatments to influence the bourbon. The counts below come from the bottle label; the flavor descriptions explain the stave profiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n3 \u00b7 46<\/span>\n\n\n\n6 \u00b7 Mendiant<\/span>\n\n\n\n1<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

3 Maker\u2019s Mark 46 \u00b7 6 Roasted French Mendiant \u00b7 1 Toasted French Spice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Curveball\u2019s recipe: 0 \/ 0 \/ 3 \/ 6 \/ 1<\/caption>\n\n\n\n
Stave type<\/th>\n\n\n\nCount<\/th>\n\n\n\nOak & treatment<\/th>\n\n\n\nAssociated flavor profile<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n\n\n
Baked American Pure 2<\/th>\n\n\n\n0<\/td>\n\n\n\nAmerican oak; baked low and slow<\/td>\n\n\n\nVanilla, brown sugar, caramel and gentle spice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n
Seared French Cuv\u00e9e<\/th>\n\n\n\n0<\/td>\n\n\n\nRidge-cut French oak; infrared seared<\/td>\n\n\n\nToasted oak and caramel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n
Maker\u2019s Mark 46<\/th>\n\n\n\n3<\/td>\n\n\n\nSeared French oak<\/td>\n\n\n\nVanilla, caramel, baking spice and dried fruit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n
Roasted French Mendiant<\/th>\n\n\n\n6<\/td>\n\n\n\nClassic-cut French oak; cooked low and slow<\/td>\n\n\n\nMilk chocolate, buttery nuts, coffee and dried dark fruit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n
Toasted French Spice<\/th>\n\n\n\n1<\/td>\n\n\n\nFrench oak; toasted at high and low temperatures<\/td>\n\n\n\nWarming spice and smoky accents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

These are general stave characteristics, not tasting notes from an ArkansasLiquor.com review of The Curveball. Stave counts describe the wood recipe; they do not translate directly into percentages of flavor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Why Mendiant matters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Six staves point toward chocolate, nuts and coffee.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Roasted French Mendiant takes its name from a French chocolate confection topped with nuts and dried fruit. Maker\u2019s Mark describes the stave as bringing milk chocolate, buttery nut, coffee and dried dark-fruit notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduced in 2021, Mendiant replaced Roasted French Mocha for new Private Selection recipes. Its classic-cut French oak is cooked low and slow, giving it a different profile from the older Mocha option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With six Mendiant staves in The Curveball, a chocolate-and-nut direction is a reasonable expectation, with vanilla and baking spice from the other profiles. That is a reading of the recipe, rather than a confirmed description of how this bourbon tastes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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The release<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find The Curveball at 107 Liquor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The announced price is $79.99 plus tax for a 750 mL bottle. Contact 107 Liquor for current stock and any purchase limits before making a trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

107 Liquor
250 W. Kiehl Avenue
Sherwood, AR 72120<\/address>\n\n\n\n
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The bottle photograph shows a numbered label ending in \u201c\/ 246.\u201d That is not a live inventory count; the total release quantity has not been independently confirmed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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