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Balcones Texas Blue Corn Bourbon
Bourbon
Balcones // Texas, USA
RARE
Balcones Texas Blue Corn Bourbon is distilled from a mash of - yup, you guessed it, blue corn. It's part of the distillery's special release bottlings, made available in limited quantities and released only once a year.
After aging in new, charred American oak, it gets bottled at 64.5% ABV.
Balcones Texas Blue Corn Bourbon is distilled from a mash of - yup, you guessed it, blue corn. It's part of the distillery's special release bottlings, made available in limited quantities and released only once a year. After aging in new, charred American oak, it gets bottled at 64.5% ABV
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abv64.5
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BourbonProduced anywhere in USA; Mash bill of at least 51% corn; aged in new, charred oak containers.
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Cask Typenew, charred American oak
Tasting Notes
"As befits a Texas distillery, Balcones makes a big bourbon. Bottled at high abv and picking up a ton of color from new charred oak, their blue corn bourbon comes on strong with notes of smoke, crème brûlée, chai, and vanilla. Its flavors are intense, but reveal subtlety over time."
Added by
Jacob Grier
Score
88