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Four Roses Small Batch Select vs Jack Daniel’s 10 Year
Put Four Roses Small Batch Select next to Jack Daniel’s 10 Year and you have a classic, high-rye stalwart set against a classic, corn-forward stalwart.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Four Roses Small Batch Select | Jack Daniel’s 10 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | High-Rye Bourbon | Traditional Tennessee Whiskey |
| Mash Bill | 60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley | 80% corn, 8% rye, 12% malted barley |
| Age | 6 years | 10 years +4 yr |
| Proof | 104 proof (52% ABV) +7 proof | 97 proof (48.5% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 1 | ~$55 – $65 ~$20 less | ~$70 – $90 |
| Availability | Widely available easier to find | Limited |
- US shelf prices as of 2026-08; they vary widely by market.
AG’s Rating and AG’s Notes
Four Roses Small Batch Select
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Flavor Profile
Four Roses Small Batch Select Jack Daniel’s 10 Year
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
spice 7/5 spice: Four Roses Small Batch Select 7 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 5 out of 10
fruit 8/6 fruit: Four Roses Small Batch Select 8 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 6 out of 10
sweetness 6/7 sweetness: Four Roses Small Batch Select 6 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 7 out of 10
oak 6/7 oak: Four Roses Small Batch Select 6 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 7 out of 10
heat 6/5 heat: Four Roses Small Batch Select 6 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 5 out of 10
nuttiness 3/4 nuttiness: Four Roses Small Batch Select 3 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 4 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
The gap between these two is mostly about spice.
- 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.
- Jack Daniel’s 10 Year: The return of an age-stated Jack Daniel's after more than a century. Ten years add dark fruit, cocoa and real oak to the familiar banana-and-caramel Lynchburg profile.
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 at a lower price point.
- Go with Jack Daniel’s 10 Year if you want an older, oak-forward Jack Daniel's with dark fruit and cocoa with an older age statement.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Four Roses Small Batch Select); neat, rocks (Jack Daniel’s 10 Year).