Garrison Brothers Balmorhea Texas Straight Bourbon

It's got a lot of pop to it, smoothed out by its sweetness, awesome backend, enjoyable to hold, sip cold no ice.. Gotta keep at least two on hand... My new fav.. Amazing how it can have a slight chocolate flavor to it and be this good...

Balmorhea - 2020 Release Appearance: The deepest hue of mahogany/brown I have ever seen in a whiskey. Dark brown. Darker than most maple syrups I have enjoyed and nearly as thick. Texas has treated this spirit well. This is an oily one. This stuff is aesthetically succulent. Nose: The succulence continues. Werther’s Caramel candies, rising dough, cinnamon, and Luxardo cherries slowly roll around in the glass. Faint ethanol from the hefty proof. Taste: What!?? The notes from the nosing are just as present in the taste but with the added characteristic of a fruit cocktail. I have never tasted pineapple in a whiskey, but on the finish (and with the retro-nasal action) there is a pineapple/fruit punch sweetness. Deep sweets like caramel and maple syrup are the most dominant, followed by cherries and wood tannins and spices, and then a surprising fruit cocktail quality that works beautifully with it all. Oily, rich, deep, and sweet. So incredibly delicious. Finish: Not necessarily a one-dimensional profile, because there is a lot going on in the glass, but the dominant flavors are present from start to finish. Caramel candies, maple syrup, Luxardo cherries, spices, robust woodiness with a little mustiness, and that awesome accent of a fruit cocktail. All in all this is a phenomenal whiskey. I would even venture to throw it out against the BTACs. I know it is pricey, but I would be tempted to shell out the money for this if I saw it... almost. If you had it in your budget and came across a Balmorhea, I would recommend picking one up. I wouldn’t spend more than $200, though. Phenomenal stuff. This only further amplifies my pride in being a Texan. I am grateful to have tried a sample from a good friend. Thanks, LM.

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