Balcones Texas Whisky – 100 Proof Rye

Hey guys! How’s it going?🙂.

It’s finally time for another review.
This time we have another nice surprise from Balcones, it’s the Texas Rye 100 proof! 😊.

This is a lovely rye whiskey from 2019 master distiller of the year at Icons of Whisky America, Jared Himstedt. Now if you follow what’s happening over at the Balcones distillery, you know that they are not your ordinary American whisky makers. I’m planning to write an article about these guys, so stay tuned.

Right so back to the review:

Nose: Chocolate coated rye, hot cocoa, young oak and orange zest along with a hint of salted caramel, malted grains, and a touch of smoke. So we’re off to a delicious start.

Palate: A flavor-rich spicy mouthfeel, prominent cocoa, coffee, orange zest, melted dak chocolate, sweet malt (honey) and a pinch of tobacco.

Finish: Long, dry, with peanutbutter, which ads to the dryness. Cocoa powder, burnt sugar and dark caramel chocolate.

This is a very unusual rye in my book, but a very good unusual, this is excellent whisky 😉.

Have you guys tried this one yet? What did you think about it?🙂.

Cheers guys and have a great week!😉 🌵🇺🇸🥃.

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My name is Andrei, Andrei-Paul Muresan. I’m an IT professional, born in the wonderful year of 1982, in the heart of Transylvania (for people who don’t know, the heart of Transylvania is a city called Cluj-Napoca, located in Eastern Europe, in Romania to be more exact). Here’s a photo of me, just to put a face to the name 😉 I mentioned Transylvania because most people are more likely to know where Transylvania is and not where Romania is 🙂 oh and by the way, vampires, they’re just ghost stories, sorry to disappoint everybody. As you might expect, given my profession, I’m passionate about technology and everything that surrounds it, but I am also a great spirits fan, and when I say spirits I mean scotch, whisk(e)y and cognac, and I also enjoy a good cigar (I never say no to a good cigar). I like to mix all that with a good tune and also a good game, I own a couple of game consoles. I am, by no means, an expert in the scotch/whisk(e)y/cognac/cigar world, but I am keen on learning everything there is to know about it, so I’m launching an invitation to you, to join me in this virtual journey as we learn together.

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