Balcones Peated Texas Single Malt Whisky

The nose starts with a mingling of peat and mesquite smokes, charred meats (leaning towards brisket), bacon wrapped dates, black tea, candied pecans, dehydrated figs, chocolate covered raisins, polished mahogany, leather and pit master signature secret “take to the grave” dry rub with a high ethanol burn. The taste is another flavor explosion, basically think of a flavor genie granting you flavor wishes, anything someone thinks is delicious and tells me they find in this one, I’ll believe. Let’s start on my genie wish list on this one: it starts with a very viscous mouthfeel with pecan pie and wildflower honey, brisket, dark chocolate, bacon wrapped dates, Jamaican jerk eggplant, bit-o-honey candy, sour patch kids, smoked s’mores sandwich, steeped black tea, leather and pit master secret dry rub with a medium ethanol burn. The finish is long with brisket, chocolate covered bacon, dates, dehydrated figs, bit-o-honey candy, toasted marshmallow, and espresso that lingers for what seems like forever. This is a big powerful in your face whisky with all of those flavors coming right at you in full force before the next one takes over and somehow manages to balance that flow without one overpowering the other. A hell of a whisky that if you spot in the aisle, grab it, bring it home, rub the bottle, pop the top and see what your flavor genie has in store for you. Thanks to @Ctrexman and @skillerified for bringing this one to my attention and the great tasting notes you two provided.

N: Woodsy, salty, medicinal - something very specific that I think is wood charcoal, but I'm not 100% certain. I'm going with it anyway. Swirl releases stone fruit, caramel, vanilla - all drenched in charcoal smoke. Hints of fine tobacco - cigarette smoke, cigar ash. Bacon and figs, baked goods, sweet bread. Earthy and peaty, but less than a traditional peated Scotch. Nuts soured with citrus juice. Definitely some ethanol, but comes with the territory of the proof (67.9% ABV on this bottle - or is it 62.9%? Handwritten label...). Incredible nose. Truly a monster. P: Intensely sweet with the Balcones pecan pie hallmark. Smoked nuts. Smoked and grilled fruit. Lots of bitterness, which just counters the sweet and really works for me (I expect some would hate this though). Super rich salted caramel. Spicy cinnamon starts to mix in. Slightly stale, crispy burnt bread. Mint and menthol, oddly like a young rye (there's no rye in this). Finish is crazy spicy - hot cinnamon quickly builds to something just a hair below habanero chili pepper. Lots of tannic bitterness lingers through the end, but it's still blackstrap molasses sweet. Incredible whisky. Shock and awe type of sheer power. I only knock it a bit for lacking any sort of subtlety - I tend to like some subtlety. Bottle says this is a minimum of 36 months aged - give it like double that and maybe it gets a little smoother and subtler. I don't think it necessarily needs that, but I also think I would like it. Regardless, this is special, worth seeking out. Thanks to @Ctrexman for the recommendation. Don't think I would have found this without the help.

Dark fruits stewed plums some cherry little bit of spice in the background with a hint of smoke surrounding everything.

Honey and smoke.