Balcones True Blue 100 Proof

Leather, honey, cherry

Nose: Caramel and butter scotch Taste: Still working on my tastes. I can pick out that caramel/butter scotch a bit. There’s something else there that I can’t quite place, though. Great tasting whiskey, overall.

Nose - dried fruit, chocolate Palate - vanilla, chocolate Finish - dry, earthy, dark chocolate

I got to be honest, it wasn't the amount of prizes won by this whisky that seduced me into buying it, what really got my attention was that this american spirit is made using 100% blue corn. I was eager to experience special flavors and aromas from blue corn spirit, but it actually was very much like a good bourbon. Bottled at 50%abv, deep copper color. On the nose, very refined and very "bourbonish". Lots of bananas, stewed bananas, rum and raisins ice cream. Vanilla, banana bread, brown sugar, creamy vanilla ice cream. On the palate more of the same, but pretty smooth and soft for a 50%abv dram. Banana bread, pepper and a metallic note that i have only found on a Pappy Van Winkle, it is like tasting a copper coin. Vanilla, prunes. Some sour note also. Strong but smooth, fancy. Aftertaste is pretty nice, mild smoke, peppery and spicy. Feels fancy and rewarding. Overall, even if i wasn't surprised with this whisky tasting notes, and even if it is a little one dimensional, it is still a good dram. It is better than most bourbons out there, and i'll definitively would buy it again. My score for it is an 85 over 100.

N: sweet buttered popcorn, butterscotch P: classic bourbon mixed with sweet corn on the cob F: medium and slight white pepper, baking spice mixed with honey and vanilla