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Rowan's Creek vs Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year
Rowan's Creek and Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: an old-guard, classically built classic versus a sourced, rye-forward blend.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Rowan's Creek | Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | Traditional Bourbon | High-Rye Bourbon |
| Mash Bill 1 | Not disclosed | 68% corn, 28% rye, 4% malted barley |
| Age | No age statement | 10 years |
| Proof | 100.1 proof (50.0% ABV) +9 proof | 91.2 proof (45.6% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$40 – $50 ~$5 less | ~$45 – $55 |
- Rowan's Creek and Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year do not publish an official mash bill.
- US shelf prices as of 2026-10; they vary widely by market.
AG’s Rating and AG’s Notes
Rowan's Creek
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Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year
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Flavor Profile
Rowan's Creek Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
oak 4/8 oak: Rowan's Creek 4 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 8 out of 10
sweetness 6/5 sweetness: Rowan's Creek 6 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 5 out of 10
fruit 4/5 fruit: Rowan's Creek 4 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 5 out of 10
heat 5/4 heat: Rowan's Creek 5 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 4 out of 10
spice 7/7 spice: Rowan's Creek 7 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 7 out of 10
nuttiness 2/2 nuttiness: Rowan's Creek 2 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 2 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
Oak is doing most of the differentiating here.
- Rowan's Creek: A small-batch Willett bottling that tastes rye-forward and herbal. Honey and caramel sit under mint, hay and warm spice, with a peppermint lift on the finish.
- Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year: The older version of Bulleit's high-rye bourbon. Ten years add a lot of oak and leather to the usual rye spice, and the finish turns dry and woody.
Which One Should You Choose?
- Go with Rowan's Creek if you want an herbal, minty, rye-forward Willett bottling at a slightly lower price point and with slightly more proof behind it.
- Go with Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year if you want an oak-forward, ten-year high-rye bourbon at a gentle proof.
Best enjoyed neat, old-fashioned, cocktails (Rowan's Creek); neat, rocks (Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year).