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Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond vs Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year
Put Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond next to Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year and you have a contemporary, high-wheat craft build set against a blender-built, high-rye bottling.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond | Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | Wheated Bourbon | High-Rye Bourbon |
| Mash Bill 1 | 64% corn, 24% wheat, 12% malted barley | 68% corn, 28% rye, 4% malted barley |
| Age | 6 years | 10 years +4 yr |
| Proof | 100 proof (50% ABV) +9 proof | 91.2 proof (45.6% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$45 – $60 | ~$45 – $55 |
- Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 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
Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond
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Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year
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Flavor Profile
Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
spice 3/7 spice: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 3 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 7 out of 10
oak 5/8 oak: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 5 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 8 out of 10
sweetness 7/5 sweetness: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 7 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 5 out of 10
nuttiness 4/2 nuttiness: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 4 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 2 out of 10
fruit 6/5 fruit: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 6 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 5 out of 10
heat 5/4 heat: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 5 out of 10, Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year 4 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
The gap between these two is mostly about spice.
- Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond: A sweet-mash, bonded wheated bourbon from a distillery founded by two fermentation scientists, and the technical care shows in how clean it tastes. One of the strongest craft arguments on the shelf.
- 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 Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond if you want a bonded, sweet-mash wheater from a modern distillery doing genuinely careful work 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 with an older age statement.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond); neat, rocks (Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year).