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Lost Lantern ‘Gentle Giant’ Balcones Distilling Texas Single Malt
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Distiller:
Balcones
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Bottler:
Lost Lantern
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ABV:
57.6%
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Age:
3 Years Old
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Price:
$$$$$
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Intro:
Part of Lost Lantern's Single Distillery series, this is a collaboration between Waco, Texas distillery Balcones and the Vermont-based independent bottler Lost Lantern. Gentle Giant is a whiskey featuring maturation in ex-apple brandy, ex-bourbon and new European oak casks.
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Nose:
Delightfully off-kilter for Balcones, this is presenting more like soft butter and fruits, honey, flaky pastry and a good bit of char, but far less than a typical Balcones ASM.
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Taste:
Rich and viscous, honey-forward once more with char, light tobacco, bready pudding, sweet cream and pleasant toffee notes. Pleasant and punchy, this is a change in gears, to say the least.
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Finish:
Malt character shines through here with warm rising bread, honey, apple butter and pleasant butter cream, brown sugar and toffee.
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Overall:
This is an unusual change of pace for a Balcones spirit but it’s great stuff.
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Score:
6
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