Medium -> Cocoa, wood, spirit, spice, leather. Spirity, woody, cocoa powder, cinnamon, char, allspice, paprika. Spirity with touches of apples, oak, spice, char and clay. At the very least this should be a fun case study in the variability of single casks with 4 being tasted and reviewed side-by-side. I considered doing these as separate reviews, but in the end decided it would be more fun to turn this into a mega-post and deconstruct the regular Balcones Texas Single Malt Whiskey. The typical Balcones Single Malt release comes from a blend of casks, but as mentioned above I was sent some samples from Barrel and Bottle who bottled each cask source itself. The palate follows the darker path and brings in more oakiness and the finish just stays elegantly fruity. The aroma picks up more cocoa and gets a bit darker and deeper. Water brings out more cereal notes and raisiny notes overall. It’s unique and bold and hints at the untapped promise/possibilities of the American Single Malt category. The Balcones Texas Single Malt Single Barrel is constantly moving and I’m finding new things to enjoy each time I go back to this one. Aroma is a complex ball of fruit with layers of oak and dark sweets Palate mimics but with even deeper fruitiness and heavy slabs of dark sweets lead by brown sugar Finish hits with a fruit bomb that echoes on and on. The lower this bottle gets the more complex the whiskey becomes – oxygen is its friend.
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Great balance, round full body and a soft oily feel that’s almost creamy.īalcones Texas Single Malt Single Barrel Review: Overall and Score Long -> Dried dark fruit, orchard fruit, tropical spice, wood and cereal grain. Mixed berry frosting, brown sugar, oak, dried apricot, tropical fruit, sultanas, banana, cocoa and spice. Strawberry heavy dark fruit, brown sugar, dried apricot, tropical fruit, wood, orange frosting, molasses, cocoa and a touch of spice. “Utilizing classic techniques and ingredients borrowed from history, combined with our unique central texas climate, our single malt pays homage to centuries of distilling tradition.”ĭetails (price, mash bill, cask type, ABV, etc.) This is a long one, so you might want to grab a dram and settle in for a bit of a read.īalcones Texas Single Malt Single Barrel Review: Details and Tasting Notes Though thanks to Barrel and Bottle I have a full single cask breakdown/deconstruction tasting below this review. Being a single barrel, it’s pulled from a single American oak barrel. The regular mass-market release of the single malt utilizes used Hungarian and French oak barrels as well as new charred American oak barrels. I was seriously impressed with this cask when tasting the lineup and asked the guys to set aside a bottle for me when they got it in… and they did. A cask, I might add, that I got to try on my Balcones Distillery Tour and was being picked by the folks at PlumpJack Wine and Spirits.
Recently we reviewed the Balcones Single Malt general market release and today we’re diving into a single cask. Up for review today is the Balcones Texas Single Malt Single Barrel.
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