Balcones Texas Single Malt Rum Cask Finished

I don't meet many drams I have a hard time drinking, but this one was rough. I really enjoy cask strength whiskey, but that means something different here in Texas.Most of the CS whiskies from Europe I have are around 53-56% ABV, but here in Texas, that what distilleries water their whiskey down to! I love the Balcones single malt, but the rum finish didn't stick the landing here. The dram came in too hot and burned off any of the flavor the rum may have imparted. After a few drops (or several...) of water, I got it to a point where it was more drinkable, but my palate had been trashed by then so I couldn't get any of the nuance at that point. A fun thing to try at the distillery but not a bottle I'd keep at home.

Ok for rum this is an insane price it’s like 2.5x what you should pay at around 70 bucks. I was able taste this at a bar during happy hour for 7 bucks. Now to start this rum is good oak sweet spice etc but not too sweet and better than most of the whiskey they make but it is no where near 5 star. I have had better French island rum in the Caribbean and it has some hints of port which I absolutely hated in rum. Again not for me might be good for you.