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Four Roses Small Batch Select vs Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash

Four Roses Small Batch Select and Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: an old-guard, rye-forward classic versus an old-guard, classically built classic.

Key Specifications

Feature Four Roses Small Batch Select Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash
Type / Style High-Rye Bourbon Traditional Bourbon
Mash Bill 1 60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley 75% corn, 7% rye, 6% wheat, 12% malted barley
Age 6 years 9 years +3 yr
Proof 104 proof (52% ABV) +4 proof 100 proof (50% ABV)
Approx. Price 2 ~$55 – $65 ~$50 – $55 ~$8 less
Availability Widely available easier to find Limited
  1. Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash does not publish an official mash bill.
  2. US shelf prices as of 2026-08; they vary widely by market.

AG’s Rating and AG’s Notes

Four Roses Small Batch Select

Not rated yet

No notes yet.

Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash

Very good. Flavorful without being too powerful.

Flavor Profile

Four Roses Small Batch Select Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash
sweetnessspiceoakfruitheatnuttiness

Axis by axis, biggest gap first

fruit 8/5 fruit: Four Roses Small Batch Select 8 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash 5 out of 10
nuttiness 3/6 nuttiness: Four Roses Small Batch Select 3 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash 6 out of 10
spice 7/5 spice: Four Roses Small Batch Select 7 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash 5 out of 10
sweetness 6/7 sweetness: Four Roses Small Batch Select 6 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash 7 out of 10
oak 6/7 oak: Four Roses Small Batch Select 6 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash 7 out of 10
heat 6/5 heat: Four Roses Small Batch Select 6 out of 10, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash 5 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 Double Mash: Nine-year Heaven Hill in two flavors at once: the classic rye recipe brings structure and nutty oak, while a third of wheated bourbon rounds off the edges. It drinks fuller and softer than the standard bonded bottle.

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 without hunting for it.
  • Go with Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash if you want a well-aged bonded bourbon that blends Heaven Hill's rye and wheat recipes into one balanced pour at a slightly lower price point.

Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Four Roses Small Batch Select); neat, rocks, old-fashioned (Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash).

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