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Intro:
I tried this dram blind, and was given the reveal after submitting notes. This is Balcones Brujeria - an American Single Malt that is finished in Oloroso and PX sherry casks and bottled at cask strength. Let's see how I did.
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Nose:
Rich tobacco, honey, caramel and molasses. Worth noting the color is just bonkers. Sweet but closed on the nose.
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Taste:
Thick mouthfeel but oh so hot. Pepper, oak, nice cocoa component with some port notes. Rich currant, syrupy berry and maple. So hot, though.
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Finish:
Long, but powerful and hot. The sherry character is undeniable, but it's almost bittering. The pang of tannins, coupled with the heat lead me to believe this is a fairly young malt that's being wine flogged. It's not bad, but it's unbalanced.
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Overall:
I'm going to guess this is scotch, or a certain international distiller, and it's 5-11 years old. Heavily sherried, possibly port pipe, at around 60% ABV. It's worth noting that all of the fruits hide behind a large oaky figure, and it's bitter. This is revealed to me as Balcones Brujeria, or witchcraft, and it's about 2 years old and matured in the Texas heat in various dessert wine barrels. I was a little off on proof, fairly off on distiller, but I still feel pretty good about this overall. That said, I wouldn't buy it.
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Score:
5
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
