Tastes

Not sure if its just my bottle, something is off. Kind of getting a synthetic cork taste in the whiskey. Silky texture, vegetal notes, a metallic vanilla, lower alcohol makes it "smooth". Adding ice or water does not help, it drowns pretty quickly. I was hopeful for this one based on some other reviews from YouTube but for me, its not a favorable pour.

Nose is mild, peppery (white pepper), fresh, dried grass. Taste is drier, slightly peppery also, more of a dried stone fruit, smoke is subtle. Finish is a little bit of smoke & grassy. Medium in length.

Heavy on oak and peanut, spiced apples, graham cracker, caramel. Oak and leather on the finish.

Unique, bold and flavorful. Nothing bad about it

Nose: sweet, slightly sour apple, dust, rubbing alcohol Taste: metallic vanilla, soft red apple skin, something else i cant quite pinpoint Finish: falls off quickly, apple skin note hangs then the metallic note lingers

A bit weak and bland but slightly better than the rye. Decent spice at the end.

On the nose was immediately rich and fruity, I initially had lighter honeyed fruit like apple or pear. You get oak tannin, reminded me of a highland direction. But the taste let's you know this is not Scotch, slight chocolate notes, oak, vanilla, darker stewed fruits. The Balcones signature is definitely in this one

Several tastings and blind flights and this never comes out on top. It's very tasty, but really no depth and a bit thin. Sure it is smooth. Non existent finish. I'd never pay above retail for it, I can do a lot more with the money.

This doesn't have as much complexity as I would expect for its hype. I liked it a lot but got prevailing sweet caramel and vanilla, very little spice, some apple and a shorter finish with caramel and oak. I'm glad I tried it at a bar so I won't be tempted to pay above retail price for a bottle.