Balcones Lineage Texas Single Malt

Nose - apricot, peach tea, apple pie, honey, caramel, vanilla, cherry, orange and lemon zest, grape, walnut, sweet floral notes, clove, fresh cut grass, leather, rich oak, black pepper, moderate to high ethanol burn. Taste - orange zest, peach, apricot, pecan, walnut, cherry, honey, caramel, vanilla, apple, black pepper, leather, cinnamon, clove, sweet oak, moderate alcohol bite, finishing medium long with peach, caramel, orange zest, and tannic oak flavors. When I first cracked the Lineage, I really didn’t like it. I found it to be very sour and too fruity. I still think it’s a bit sour, but over the two months since I’ve opened the bottle, I’ve developed a strong attachment to it. In fact, I think it’s the fastest I’ve finished a bottle in over a year. I find myself always reaching for it in the cabinet. There’s a craveable quality that I can’t quite pin down. As many have already said, this is an amazing value at less than $40 a bottle. Actually, it’s one of the best value whiskies I’ve encountered. I’m waffling between a good and great rating here, but will err on the high side because of the price. I expect this will become a permanent addition to my collection.

Nose - spiced apple pie, melon, pear, oak tannins, some toffee and a bit of pecan Palette - medium body but slightly oily, juicy pear, cinnamon, honeydew melon, dark toffee, some slight oak bitterness Finish - juicy fruit quickly fades to linger slices and light bitterness, medium burn

Bright tropical fruits on the nose lead into honeyed fruits on the palate. Different but delicious.

Starts off with deep brown sugar and finished with anise.

Sweet- reminiscent of a non-peaty Scotch. Fruity with some caramel and a bit of leather. Not much smoke. Very pleasant and very drinkable.

Starts nutty and slightly spicy and finished with a nice light black licorice or anise taste.