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Booker’s vs Russell’s Reserve 10 Year
Booker’s and Russell’s Reserve 10 Year sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: an uncut, rye-forward heavyweight versus an old-guard, rye-forward classic.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Booker’s | Russell’s Reserve 10 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | High-Rye Bourbon, Barrel Proof | High-Rye Bourbon |
| Mash Bill 1 | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley |
| Age | 7 years | 10 years +3 yr |
| Proof | 125 proof (62.5% ABV) +35 proof | 90 proof (45% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$85 – $110 | ~$40 – $50 ~$53 less |
| Availability | Limited | Widely available easier to find |
- 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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Russell’s Reserve 10 Year
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Flavor Profile
Booker’s Russell’s Reserve 10 Year
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
heat 10/4 heat: Booker’s 10 out of 10, Russell’s Reserve 10 Year 4 out of 10
nuttiness 8/3 nuttiness: Booker’s 8 out of 10, Russell’s Reserve 10 Year 3 out of 10
sweetness 7/6 sweetness: Booker’s 7 out of 10, Russell’s Reserve 10 Year 6 out of 10
spice 7/6 spice: Booker’s 7 out of 10, Russell’s Reserve 10 Year 6 out of 10
oak 8/8 oak: Booker’s 8 out of 10, Russell’s Reserve 10 Year 8 out of 10
fruit 4/4 fruit: Booker’s 4 out of 10, Russell’s Reserve 10 Year 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.
- Russell’s Reserve 10 Year: Ten years of Wild Turkey at a restrained 90 proof, which trades the 101's punch for polish. More oak and more composure, and one of the better age-stated bottles at its price.
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 Russell’s Reserve 10 Year if you want an age-stated, oak-forward Wild Turkey with the volume turned down at a significantly lower price point and without hunting for it.
Best enjoyed neat (Booker’s); neat, rocks (Russell’s Reserve 10 Year).