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Booker’s vs Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year
Booker’s and Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: an uncut, rye-forward heavyweight versus a sourced, rye-forward blend.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Booker’s | Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | High-Rye Bourbon, Barrel Proof | High-Rye Bourbon |
| Mash Bill 1 | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley | 68% corn, 28% rye, 4% malted barley |
| Age | 7 years | 10 years +3 yr |
| Proof | 125 proof (62.5% ABV) +34 proof | 91.2 proof (45.6% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$85 – $110 | ~$45 – $55 ~$48 less |
| Availability | Limited | Widely available easier to find |
- Booker’s and Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year do not publish an official mash bill.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
Booker’s
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Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year
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Flavor Profile
Booker’s Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
heat 10/4 heat: Booker’s 10 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 4 out of 10
nuttiness 8/2 nuttiness: Booker’s 8 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 2 out of 10
sweetness 7/5 sweetness: Booker’s 7 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 5 out of 10
fruit 4/5 fruit: Booker’s 4 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 5 out of 10
spice 7/7 spice: Booker’s 7 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 7 out of 10
oak 8/8 oak: Booker’s 8 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 8 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
These two land very differently on the palate for heat.
- Booker’s: Uncut, unfiltered Beam at batch strength, and the most concentrated expression of the house peanut-and-oak character. Enormous and hot, with a finish that goes on well past where you expect it to stop.
- Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year: The older version of Bulleit's high-rye bourbon. Ten years add a lot of oak and leather to the usual rye spice, and the finish turns dry and woody.
Which One Should You Choose?
- Go with Booker’s if you want the Beam house style at full power and you have water on the table with significantly more proof behind it and with the texture that comes from skipping chill filtration.
- Go with Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year if you want an oak-forward, ten-year high-rye bourbon at a gentle proof at a significantly lower price point and with an older age statement.
Best enjoyed neat (Booker’s); neat, rocks (Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year).