Head to head · unusually close flavour match
Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon vs Teeling Small Batch
No flavour axis separates these two, so the choice is price and occasion.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Specifications side by side
| Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon | Teeling Small Batch | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Bourbon | Irish blend |
| Origin | Kentucky, United States | Dublin, Ireland |
| Age | No age statement | No age statement |
| Strength | 45% ABV | 46% ABV |
| Cask | New charred American oak | Ex-bourbon barrel, Central American rum cask |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £32 | £32 |
| Per 10cl | £4.57 | £4.57 |
| Per litre of alcohol | £102 | £99 |
| Chill-filtered | Not stated | No |
What separates them
Different countries: Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon from Kentucky, United States, Teeling Small Batch from Dublin, Ireland.
Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon is a bourbon, Teeling Small Batch a irish blend.
Neither carries an age statement, so neither discloses its youngest spirit.
Cask as each producer describes it: Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon in new charred american oak, Teeling Small Batch in ex-bourbon barrel and central american rum cask.
Chill filtration: Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon does not say, Teeling Small Batch is not.
Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon: specifications not yet producer-confirmed.
What the price buys
Both last observed at £32.
Across the 32 bottles we can cost this way, Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon is 5th cheapest and Teeling Small Batch 3rd cheapest.
Flavour, compared
View as table
| Axis | Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon | Teeling Small Batch |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet | 7 | 7 |
| Fruity | 5 | 6 |
| Spicy | 6 | 5 |
| Woody | 6 | 4 |
| Sherried | 1 | 3 |
| Cereal | 4 | 5 |
| Oily | 6 | 7 |
No axis reaches the 3-point gap we call meaningful. Widest is woody, 6 against 4.
Identical on peaty and sweet.
Each bottle in its own right
Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Brown sugar, vanilla and a clean pepper finish. The bourbon benchmark for the money.
Full record →Teeling Small Batch
Vanilla and spiced rum sweetness at 46%, non-chill-filtered. Remarkable for the money.
Fully aged in ex-bourbon, then married in Central American rum casks for 'up to 12 months' — note that is a ceiling, not a fixed period.
Full record →No overlap in what we list them for: Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon for old fashioned, first bourbon and value, Teeling Small Batch for value at 46%, first irish whiskey and highball.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon and Teeling Small Batch: buffalotracedistillery.com, teelingwhiskey.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.