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Booker’s vs Copper & Kings Butchertown Bourbon
Put Booker’s next to Copper & Kings Butchertown Bourbon and you have an uncut, high-rye heavyweight set against a blender-built, corn-forward bottling.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Booker’s | Copper & Kings Butchertown Bourbon |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | High-Rye Bourbon, Barrel Proof | Traditional Bourbon |
| Mash Bill 1 | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley | Not disclosed |
| Age | 7 years | No age statement |
| Proof | 125 proof (62.5% ABV) +14 proof | 111 proof (55.5% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$85 – $110 | ~$40 – $70 ~$43 less |
- Booker’s and Copper & Kings Butchertown Bourbon do not publish an official mash bill.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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Copper & Kings Butchertown Bourbon
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Flavor Profile
Booker’s Copper & Kings Butchertown Bourbon
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
nuttiness 8/3 nuttiness: Booker’s 8 out of 10, Copper & Kings Butchertown Bourbon 3 out of 10
fruit 4/8 fruit: Booker’s 4 out of 10, Copper & Kings Butchertown Bourbon 8 out of 10
heat 10/6 heat: Booker’s 10 out of 10, Copper & Kings Butchertown Bourbon 6 out of 10
oak 8/6 oak: Booker’s 8 out of 10, Copper & Kings Butchertown Bourbon 6 out of 10
spice 7/6 spice: Booker’s 7 out of 10, Copper & Kings Butchertown Bourbon 6 out of 10
sweetness 7/7 sweetness: Booker’s 7 out of 10, Copper & Kings Butchertown Bourbon 7 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
Nutty, grain-driven character is the divider.
- 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.
- Copper & Kings Butchertown Bourbon: Kentucky bourbon finished in the Louisville brandy maker's apple brandy barrels. The finish reads like caramel apple pie: baked apple and cinnamon over a sturdy oak base.
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 more proof behind it.
- Go with Copper & Kings Butchertown Bourbon if you want an apple-brandy-finished bourbon that tastes like caramel apple pie at a significantly lower price point.
Best enjoyed neat (Booker’s); neat, old-fashioned (Copper & Kings Butchertown Bourbon).