![]() I respect what is has to say, but it’s noise. It definitely rings my high-alcohol-taste bell. Granted, that’s a blend, so not a fair comparison.īut this tastes unfinished somehow, like it matured long enough for the nose to develop but not the taste. I wanted this to have maybe something like the pleasantly unctuous mouthfeel of the Barrell American Vatted Malt I recently sampled. The engaging nose on this doesn’t follow through on the palate, in my opinion. ![]() Also amarena cherries before being dunked in a drink. Not that it’s smoky but this just smells cozy. Nose: A pleasant, warm wintry scent to this. Vital Stats: 100 percent malted barley, matured in oak casks, 104.5 proof (52.7 percent ABV), about $80 for 750 ml.Īppearance: Very deep orange in color, and it’s not just because I tasted this around Halloween. Having enjoyed previous tastings of Balcones myself (such as their Texas Rye), I was for sure ready to get down to tasting.īalcones High Plains Texas Single Malt (image via Balcones) Tasting Notes: Balcones High Plains Texas Single Malt Balcones worked to make their single malt not only local, but worth your time and money. In 2016, Blacklands provided the first-ever Texas-grown harvest suitable for malting barley, and Balcones purchased some to make a mash with it.īalcones High Plains Texas Single Malt is malted in Texas as well as “ cooked, fermented, distilled, matured, all in Texas,” said Jared Himstedt, head distiller at Balcones in a July interview with local TV station KBTX. Seven years ago, Blacklands Malt partnered with Texas A&M University on what it might take to brew and distill grains grown in Texas. Pot Stills are also not primarily used American whisky is often distilled. Balcones, known in these here parts for its inventiveness and quality product, recently came out with the Balcones High Plains Texas Single Malt, a Texas single malt in conjunction with Blacklands Malt, news we reported on back in June. Balcones Texas Single Malt is one of the few single malts from the USA. The whiskies are non-chill filtered.And yet, Balcones Distilling, which heartily owns its Texas pride, has given single malt making a go, having seen some success with its flagship single malt expression. Balcones whiskey ages in the harsh Texas climate, with its high heat and large temperature swings, which I discussed in this week’s Tuesday Tidbit Instagram post. ![]() building, where they had been storing their barrels, into a new distillery with copper pot stills made by Forsyths of Scotland. In 2014 they transformed the Texas Fireproof Storage Co. While we didn’t make it to the distillery, I was able to find a couple of “minis” to try this one, the Balcones Texas Single Malt Whisky, and the Balcones Texas Pot Still Bourbon.Īccording to their website, Balcones began distilling in 2009 in what was formerly an old welding shop, initially using stills from Portugal. They have a large line of whiskeys (or “whiskies” since they use the “whisky” spelling) and I have been eager to explore them. Each of the distillery’s members had some homebrewing skills or a background in beer. ![]() As one of the first legal distilleries in Texas since Prohibition, Balcones had some upheavals as it hit the ground running. We were recently in Texas, and as much as I have wanted to visit Balcones, this trip was pretty much all work, so I couldn’t swing it. On their tenth anniversary master distiller, Jared Himstedt, released a special peated Texas single malt simply known as the Balcones 1. Aged at least 22 months in oak in Waco, Texas ![]()
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