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Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select vs Four Roses Small Batch
Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select and Four Roses Small Batch sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: an old-guard, classically built classic versus an old-guard, rye-forward classic.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select | Four Roses Small Batch |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | Traditional Tennessee Whiskey | High-Rye Bourbon |
| Mash Bill | 80% corn, 8% rye, 12% malted barley | 75% corn, 20% rye, 5% malted barley |
| Age | No age statement | No age statement |
| Proof | 94 proof (47% ABV) +4 proof | 90 proof (45% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 1 | ~$45 – $55 | ~$32 – $38 ~$15 less |
| Availability | Limited | Widely available easier to find |
- US shelf prices as of 2026-08; they vary widely by market.
AG’s Rating and AG’s Notes
Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select
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Four Roses Small Batch
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Flavor Profile
Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select Four Roses Small Batch
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
fruit 4/7 fruit: Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 4 out of 10, Four Roses Small Batch 7 out of 10
oak 7/5 oak: Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 7 out of 10, Four Roses Small Batch 5 out of 10
spice 5/6 spice: Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 5 out of 10, Four Roses Small Batch 6 out of 10
heat 5/4 heat: Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 5 out of 10, Four Roses Small Batch 4 out of 10
nuttiness 4/3 nuttiness: Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 4 out of 10, Four Roses Small Batch 3 out of 10
sweetness 6/6 sweetness: Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 6 out of 10, Four Roses Small Batch 6 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
Fruit character is what sets these apart.
- Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select: Barrels pulled from the top of the rickhouse, where the temperature swings are hardest, and it shows as considerably more oak than any standard Jack. A genuinely different proposition from the black label.
- Four Roses Small Batch: Four Roses' yeast strains push this toward fruit and florals rather than wood. Red berry and cinnamon over a light body, with the rye showing up as brightness instead of bite.
Which One Should You Choose?
- Go with Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select if you want a distinctly oakier, more concentrated Tennessee whiskey with barrel-to-barrel character.
- Go with Four Roses Small Batch if you want a fruit-and-floral profile that stands apart from the usual caramel-and-oak template at a lower price point.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select); neat, rocks, cocktails (Four Roses Small Batch).