Balcones Texas Pot Still Bourbon

Strong butterscotch, vanilla, crème brûlée on the nose. Smells like candy. On the palette, a little spice and not much sweetness. Some herbal notes on the aftertaste. Smells way better than it tastes.

Honey, light buttered popcorn, almost cherry sweetness. Very slight black coffee finish.

Got this bottle for my birthday from some friends, who got themselves advised by a liquor shop based on the bourbons that I like. Therefore, I am really looking forward to try this specifically, professionally advised bourbon! Very tough opening, sweet, faint strawberries, yoghurt, vanilla, mint. Explosion of scent. That changes when you take a sip. Dark and dusty, faint caramel and cinnamon, but also hints of celery and nutmeg. Bitter finish, dark chocolate. Then that little, annoying celery again. No kick, but the bitter and quite unpleasant aftertaste of old liquorice root keeps lingering in the back of my mouth. Will take some time to empty this bottle. Hmm. Odd. Average advise by the liquor shop. Not my bourbon.

For price this is exceptional. I could live in the nose of this. First sip you know it’s Balcones. Cherry, vanilla, caramel, toffee, Werthers Originals, corn, bitter chocolate, somewhat quick finish. Overall excellent experience. This will be my quintessential bourbon for newbies to try.

Something very different. Heavy heavy corn. You really taste the mash. It’s that on my cart for a couple years after opened because I just can’t find the right places to put it in. It’s not quite for an old fashion. It’s not quite for sipping. It’s to let other people try.

Better than I was fearing. I was expecting big overpowering Texas in your face Bourbon. It’s actually pretty smooth, almost too smooth.