Excerpt: I don’t really like how Balcones states that they keep it young to preserve the flavor of the blue corn. Then, they charge a premium for a very, very young whisky that doesn’t have much going for it other than an in your face youth flavor profile that not many whiskey drinkers actually enjoy.
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House Review
Intro:
This is supposedly (according to Balcones) the first whiskey on the market, produced in Texas, since Prohibition. It is made from heirloom blue corn.
Nose:
Sweet rich cream. Nice vanilla. Muted corn. Not much else here.
Taste:
Corn, caramel, odd vitamin note. Some cocoa, light oak, pepper. Weird fruity notes. Thin, no real heat. Sort of musty.
Finish:
Short, no real heat here. Tastes like shredded wheat cereal, faint oak, some vanilla.
Overall:
This isn't terrible, the nose is the best part, though. From there its down hill. I'm going to give this a 4, though. I really enjoyed the nose, the palate was good and the finish wasn't bad. That's saying a lot here in Craft Whiskey Land
Score:
4
By t8ke
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