KDA credits Margie with the bottle, label, lettering, and red wax

Annotation

Supports the integrated-package claim beyond company-only attribution.

Challenges Claims

Citations

KDA Hall of Fame release — Margie Samuels’s recipe and package roles

Context

KDA Hall of Fame announcement summarizing the design contributions for which Margie was being honored.

Excerpt ID

1601

Excerpt Text

KDA credits Margie Samuels with the Maker’s Mark name, bottle design, label, lettering, and distinctive dripping red wax.

Literature Notes

Locator End

article body ¶¶1, 9–10

Locator Start

article body ¶¶1, 9–10

Locator Type

Paragraph

Originating Working Notes

Page (text)

Source

No access

Source Section

Announcement and biographical background

Supports Claims

Margie Samuels created Maker’s Mark’s name and core package identity before the first bottle was hand-dipped in 1958Margie Samuels shaped Maker’s Mark through documented recipe-testing and package-design roles

Tags

American Whiskey History and CultureDistilleries, Brands, and Industry

Verification Notes

Verified against the complete preserved HTML and live page on 2026-09-01. Displayed date inconsistency is recorded at Source and Citation levels.

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