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Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series vs Four Roses Small Batch Select
Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series and Four Roses Small Batch Select sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: a new-wave, classically built craft style versus an old-guard, rye-forward classic.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series | Four Roses Small Batch Select |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | Traditional Bourbon | High-Rye Bourbon |
| Mash Bill 1 | Not disclosed | 60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley |
| Age | No age statement | 6 years |
| Proof | 98.9 proof (49.5% ABV) | 104 proof (52% ABV) +5 proof |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$55 – $70 | ~$55 – $65 |
- Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series does not publish an official mash bill.
- US shelf prices as of 2026-08; they vary widely by market.
AG’s Rating and AG’s Notes
Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series
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Four Roses Small Batch Select
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Flavor Profile
Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series Four Roses Small Batch Select
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
spice 5/7 spice: Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series 5 out of 10, Four Roses Small Batch Select 7 out of 10
fruit 6/8 fruit: Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series 6 out of 10, Four Roses Small Batch Select 8 out of 10
sweetness 7/6 sweetness: Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series 7 out of 10, Four Roses Small Batch Select 6 out of 10
heat 5/6 heat: Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series 5 out of 10, Four Roses Small Batch Select 6 out of 10
oak 6/6 oak: Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series 6 out of 10, Four Roses Small Batch Select 6 out of 10
nuttiness 3/3 nuttiness: Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series 3 out of 10, Four Roses Small Batch Select 3 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
Rye spice is the dividing line here.
- Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series: A blend of Bardstown's own young distillate with older sourced Kentucky whiskey, which is exactly what the name describes. Polished and fruit-leaning, and a clear demonstration that the blending is the skill on show.
- Four Roses Small Batch Select: Six recipes, non-chill-filtered, at 104 proof, and the most complete thing Four Roses makes at a normal price. The house fruit character with enough proof and texture to carry it.
Which One Should You Choose?
- Go with Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series if you want a well-built modern blend that shows what careful blending does rather than what age alone does.
- Go with Four Roses Small Batch Select if you want the fullest expression of the Four Roses fruit-forward style without chasing an allocated bottle with the texture that comes from skipping chill filtration.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series); neat, rocks (Four Roses Small Batch Select).