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Four Roses Small Batch Select vs Jack Daniel’s 12 Year
Four Roses Small Batch Select and Jack Daniel’s 12 Year 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 | Jack Daniel’s 12 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 | 12 years +6 yr |
| Proof | 104 proof (52% ABV) | 107 proof (53.5% ABV) +3 proof |
| Approx. Price 1 | ~$55 – $65 ~$40 less | ~$80 – $120 |
| 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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Jack Daniel’s 12 Year
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Flavor Profile
Four Roses Small Batch Select Jack Daniel’s 12 Year
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
sweetness 6/8 sweetness: Four Roses Small Batch Select 6 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 12 Year 8 out of 10
spice 7/5 spice: Four Roses Small Batch Select 7 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 12 Year 5 out of 10
oak 6/8 oak: Four Roses Small Batch Select 6 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 12 Year 8 out of 10
fruit 8/6 fruit: Four Roses Small Batch Select 8 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 12 Year 6 out of 10
nuttiness 3/4 nuttiness: Four Roses Small Batch Select 3 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 12 Year 4 out of 10
heat 6/6 heat: Four Roses Small Batch Select 6 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 12 Year 6 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
Sweetness is where these two part ways.
- 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 12 Year: Twelve-year Jack Daniel's at 107 proof. Sweet and creamy, with butterscotch, pipe tobacco and seasoned oak.
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 significantly lower price point.
- Go with Jack Daniel’s 12 Year if you want a sweet, creamy, well-aged Jack Daniel's with pipe tobacco and oak.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Four Roses Small Batch Select); neat, rocks (Jack Daniel’s 12 Year).