The Best Angry Tweets on the New Watered-Down Maker’s Mark

The announcement of Maker’s Mark watering down from 45% Alcohol by Volume (ABV) to 42% — 90 proof to 84 proof — sent bourbon purists into a flurry of anger over the 3% drop. While the company’s decision was made in order to meet increased consumer demand without having to raise prices, that didn’t stop people from taking to the internet in a fit of twitter outrage. Below, we pick our favorite cheeky commentators crying over spilled whisky.

 

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Jack would never do that!

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H/T @SalStammetti

 

60% of the time, it works every time.

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H/T @jwherrman

 

Bring back the SHEEN.

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H/T @PerryJerish

 

The Trooper:

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H/T @aawayne

 

Coors Light, Maker’s Mark, now two of the same, apparently.

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H/T @michaelkosta

 

In other news . . .

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H/T @PatriciaHeaton

 

In the end, remember folks, it’s still booze.

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