One exception might be Maker's Mark, which has spent the past 70 years aging its bourbon the same way to ensure that it has the smooth and creamy taste that whisky drinkers have come to expect.

Maker's Mark is releasing its first-ever wheat whiskey, called Star Hill Farm Whisky. The whiskey is made from the distillery's first new mashbill in Maker's Mark's 70-year history. Star Hill Farm ...