Tastes

Distillery only release. I never thought Balcones would win me over, and they almost did but not quite. Definitely unique. Tastes like nothing else in my collection. BUT, there's still something strange and singular about all things Balcones. All of their bottles have this one signature indescribable (to me) flavor. It's not desirable IMO. However, the chocolate on the finish is outstanding.

Cherry Cola and oak!! It's glorious!

Sweet on the nose, earthy on the palate.

Hard to say what's better between this and my ECBP Batch 10. I will have to open a fresh bottle of each to do a SBS and find out. Either way, one of them is the best bourbon I've ever tasted and I have them both!

Recently did a SBS with this and 2014. The 2014 won in a landslide even though I wanted my 2013 to win. The result, I had to go find a 2014 for myself.

One of the best. The flavor profile listed on Distiller doesn't appear to be very accurate as I found this bottling to be extremely oily when compared to the 2013 and 2017. Much better than the 2013 also.

Finished the bottle after a couple months. While it did dramatically improve after I opened the bottle, I'm still not sure if it's worth the price.

Started off thin and lacking character. After I let it sit a while, it has dramatically improved

Disappointment in a glass. Literally tastes like dirt.