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Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Wheated Bottled-in-Bond vs 1792 Small Batch

Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Wheated Bottled-in-Bond and 1792 Small Batch sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: a new-wave, wheat-forward craft style versus an old-guard, rye-forward classic.

Key Specifications

Feature Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Wheated Bottled-in-Bond 1792 Small Batch
Type / Style Wheated Bourbon High-Rye Bourbon
Mash Bill 1 68% corn, 20% wheat, 12% malted barley Not disclosed
Age 6 years No age statement
Proof 100 proof (50% ABV) +6 proof 93.7 proof (46.9% ABV)
Approx. Price 2 ~$45 – $50 ~$26 – $34 ~$18 less
  1. 1792 Small Batch does not publish an official mash bill.
  2. US shelf prices as of 2026-10; they vary widely by market.

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Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Wheated Bottled-in-Bond

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Flavor Profile

Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Wheated Bottled-in-Bond 1792 Small Batch
sweetnessspiceoakfruitheatnuttiness

Axis by axis, biggest gap first

spice 3/7 spice: Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Wheated Bottled-in-Bond 3 out of 10, 1792 Small Batch 7 out of 10
oak 4/6 oak: Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Wheated Bottled-in-Bond 4 out of 10, 1792 Small Batch 6 out of 10
sweetness 7/6 sweetness: Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Wheated Bottled-in-Bond 7 out of 10, 1792 Small Batch 6 out of 10
fruit 6/5 fruit: Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Wheated Bottled-in-Bond 6 out of 10, 1792 Small Batch 5 out of 10
heat 4/5 heat: Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Wheated Bottled-in-Bond 4 out of 10, 1792 Small Batch 5 out of 10
nuttiness 3/4 nuttiness: Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Wheated Bottled-in-Bond 3 out of 10, 1792 Small Batch 4 out of 10

Flavor Profile Differences

The gap between these two is mostly about spice.

  • Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Wheated Bottled-in-Bond: A gentle, bakery-like wheater from Bardstown's own stills. Fresh bread and cream on the nose turn into baked peach and vanilla, with a soft, creamy texture and only a light pepper bite.
  • 1792 Small Batch: Barton's flagship and one of the most under-discussed bottles at its price. A high-rye character with cocoa and orange peel, and considerably more going on than the shelf position suggests.

Which One Should You Choose?

  • Go with Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Wheated Bottled-in-Bond if you want a soft, creamy, bakery-sweet wheater with bonded credentials with slightly more proof behind it.
  • Go with 1792 Small Batch if you want an overlooked, spice-forward Kentucky bourbon that punches above its price.

Best enjoyed neat, rocks, old-fashioned (Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Wheated Bottled-in-Bond); neat, rocks, old-fashioned (1792 Small Batch).