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Larceny Small Batch vs Booker’s
Larceny Small Batch and Booker’s sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: an old-guard, wheat-forward classic versus an uncut, rye-forward heavyweight.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Larceny Small Batch | Booker’s |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | Wheated Bourbon | High-Rye Bourbon, Barrel Proof |
| Mash Bill 1 | 68% corn, 20% wheat, 12% malted barley | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley |
| Age | No age statement | 7 years |
| Proof | 92 proof (46% ABV) | 125 proof (62.5% ABV) +33 proof |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$25 – $32 ~$69 less | ~$85 – $110 |
| Availability | Widely available easier to find | Limited |
- Booker’s does not publish an official mash bill.
- US shelf prices as of 2026-08; they vary widely by market.
AG’s Rating and AG’s Notes
Larceny Small Batch
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Booker’s
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Flavor Profile
Larceny Small Batch Booker’s
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
heat 3/10 heat: Larceny Small Batch 3 out of 10, Booker’s 10 out of 10
spice 2/7 spice: Larceny Small Batch 2 out of 10, Booker’s 7 out of 10
nuttiness 3/8 nuttiness: Larceny Small Batch 3 out of 10, Booker’s 8 out of 10
oak 4/8 oak: Larceny Small Batch 4 out of 10, Booker’s 8 out of 10
sweetness 8/7 sweetness: Larceny Small Batch 8 out of 10, Booker’s 7 out of 10
fruit 5/4 fruit: Larceny Small Batch 5 out of 10, Booker’s 4 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
These two land very differently on the palate for heat.
- Larceny Small Batch: Heaven Hill's everyday wheater and the most affordable way into the style. Soft honey and butterscotch with almost no spice, and a texture that makes the low price hard to argue with.
- Booker’s: Uncut, unfiltered Beam at batch strength, and the most concentrated expression of the house peanut-and-oak character. Enormous and hot, with a finish that goes on well past where you expect it to stop.
Which One Should You Choose?
- Go with Larceny Small Batch if you want an easy, sweet, genuinely inexpensive wheated bourbon at a significantly lower price point and without hunting for it.
- Go with Booker’s if you want the Beam house style at full power and you have water on the table with significantly more proof behind it and with the texture that comes from skipping chill filtration.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks, cocktails (Larceny Small Batch); neat (Booker’s).