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Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year vs Booker’s
Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year and Booker’s sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: a blender-built, rye-forward bottling versus an uncut, rye-forward heavyweight.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year | Booker’s |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | High-Rye Bourbon | High-Rye Bourbon, Barrel Proof |
| Mash Bill 1 | 68% corn, 28% rye, 4% malted barley | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley |
| Age | 10 years +3 yr | 7 years |
| Proof | 91.2 proof (45.6% ABV) | 125 proof (62.5% ABV) +34 proof |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$45 – $55 ~$48 less | ~$85 – $110 |
| Availability | Widely available easier to find | Limited |
- Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year and Booker’s do not publish an official mash bill.
- US shelf prices as of 2026-10; they vary widely by market.
AG’s Rating and AG’s Notes
Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year
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Booker’s
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Flavor Profile
Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year Booker’s
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
heat 4/10 heat: Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 4 out of 10, Booker’s 10 out of 10
nuttiness 2/8 nuttiness: Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 2 out of 10, Booker’s 8 out of 10
sweetness 5/7 sweetness: Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 5 out of 10, Booker’s 7 out of 10
fruit 5/4 fruit: Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 5 out of 10, Booker’s 4 out of 10
spice 7/7 spice: Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 7 out of 10, Booker’s 7 out of 10
oak 8/8 oak: Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 8 out of 10, Booker’s 8 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
These two land very differently on the palate for heat.
- 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.
- 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.
Which One Should You Choose?
- 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.
- 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.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year); neat (Booker’s).