SBC #34 Balcones Rye Barrel Proof “When Chuck Norris Goes Whiskey Hunting”
Retailer Partner: Keg N Bottle
Classification: Straight Rye Whiskey
Company: Balcones
Distillery: Balcones
Age: 2 Years 11 Months
Proof: 128
Mashbill: 100% Rye
Yield: 150 Bottles
Release Date: December 2020
SBC #35 Balcones Single Malt Barrel Proof “When Chuck Norris Looks at a Single Barrel Whiskey”
Retailer Partner: Keg N Bottle
Classification: Straight Malt Whiskey
Company: Balcones
Distillery: Balcones
Age: 3 Years 8 Months
Proof: 135
Mashbill: 100% Malted Barley
Yield: 168 Bottles
Release Date: December 2020
SBC #33 Balcones Blue Corn Barrel Proof - This barrel was made up of different barrels that were married into a barrel that previously held Buffalo Trace Bourbon
Nose: Oak | Vanilla | Corn | Twinge of brown sugar | Classic scents that aren’t the corn forward blast you’d expect
Palate: Sweet sugars | Oak | Vanilla | Baking Spice | Light Corn | Wonderful balance of sweet and spicy
Finish: Baking spice | Dry underlying vanilla | Leather | Tobacco leaf | Earthy | Bold dry oak | Dry flavors interweave with undertones of sweetness as the sip fades
SBC #34 Balcones Rye Barrel Proof - This rye was aged in new American oak with a toast profile that often exhibits and imparts ‘heavy smoke’
Nose: Roasted malt | Syrup | Baking chocolate | Hint of mint
Palate: Heavy chocolate malt | Baking chocolate | Spicy Mexican chocolate | A chocolate lovers delight
Finish: Chocolate malt | Chocolate syrup | Hint of oak | Lingering warming rye spice
SBC #35 Balcones Single Malt Barrel Proof - This distillation was the first run after a Peated Malt run. It was aged in a used European oak cask (before this malt it previously held malt, and before that Balcones Rum)
Nose: Light malt | Canned peaches | Hay | Graham Cracker | Touch of smoke | Light overall
Palate: Malt | Oak | Light caramel | Heavy baking spice | Nice mouthfeel
Finish: Oak | Light leather | Hints of malt | Simmering heat