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Booker’s vs Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel
Booker’s and Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: an uncut, rye-forward heavyweight versus an old-guard, classically built classic.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Booker’s | Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | High-Rye Bourbon, Barrel Proof | Traditional Bourbon |
| Mash Bill 1 | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley | 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley |
| Age | 7 years | 10 years +3 yr |
| Proof | 125 proof (62.5% ABV) +25 proof | 100 proof (50% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$85 – $110 | ~$40 – $70 ~$43 less |
- Booker’s 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
Booker’s
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Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel
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Flavor Profile
Booker’s Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
heat 10/5 heat: Booker’s 10 out of 10, Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel 5 out of 10
nuttiness 8/5 nuttiness: Booker’s 8 out of 10, Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel 5 out of 10
spice 7/5 spice: Booker’s 7 out of 10, Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel 5 out of 10
sweetness 7/6 sweetness: Booker’s 7 out of 10, Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel 6 out of 10
oak 8/8 oak: Booker’s 8 out of 10, Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel 8 out of 10
fruit 4/4 fruit: Booker’s 4 out of 10, Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel 4 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
Proof and heat dominate the difference.
- 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.
- Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel: A ten-year bonded single barrel, which is a specification almost nothing else on the shelf matches. Dry and oak-forward with real age showing, though barrel variation means bottles differ more than most.
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 Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel if you want a bonded, ten-year single barrel with genuine age at a sane price.
Best enjoyed neat (Booker’s); neat, rocks (Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel).