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Four Roses Small Batch Select vs Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year
Put Four Roses Small Batch Select next to Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year and you have a classic, high-rye stalwart set against a classic, corn-forward stalwart.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Four Roses Small Batch Select | Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | High-Rye Bourbon | Traditional Bourbon |
| Mash Bill | 60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley | 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley |
| Age | 6 years | 7 years +1 yr |
| Proof | 104 proof (52% ABV) +4 proof | 100 proof (50% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 1 | ~$55 – $65 | ~$35 – $45 ~$20 less |
- US shelf prices as of 2026-08; they vary widely by market.
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Flavor Profile
Four Roses Small Batch Select Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
fruit 8/4 fruit: Four Roses Small Batch Select 8 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year 4 out of 10
spice 7/5 spice: Four Roses Small Batch Select 7 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year 5 out of 10
nuttiness 3/5 nuttiness: Four Roses Small Batch Select 3 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year 5 out of 10
oak 6/7 oak: Four Roses Small Batch Select 6 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year 7 out of 10
heat 6/5 heat: Four Roses Small Batch Select 6 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year 5 out of 10
sweetness 6/6 sweetness: Four Roses Small Batch Select 6 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year 6 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
Fruit character is what sets these apart.
- Four Roses Small Batch Select: Six recipes, non-chill-filtered, at 104 proof, and the most complete thing Four Roses makes at a normal price. The house fruit character with enough proof and texture to carry it.
- Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year: Seven years, bonded, and priced sensibly — the specification sheet reads like something from twenty years ago. Balanced and oak-leaning without ever getting heavy.
Which One Should You Choose?
- Go with Four Roses Small Batch Select if you want the fullest expression of the Four Roses fruit-forward style without chasing an allocated bottle with the texture that comes from skipping chill filtration.
- Go with Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year if you want a bonded, age-stated Kentucky bourbon that gets the fundamentals right for under forty dollars.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Four Roses Small Batch Select); neat, rocks, old-fashioned (Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year).