Ironroot Republic Harbinger (115 Proof)

NEAT NOSE - Deep, Rich notes of Brown Sugar, Malasses, Maple Syrup, and Charred Oak PALATE -Rich, viscous mouthfeel. Charred Oak and Black Licorice. FINISH - Medium. Herbal, Baking Spices with a flash of Caramel drizzled banana at the very end. With water added (about half a capful), the nose is turned down and the palate is more gentle with notes of vanilla. Next time, I’ll only add a dew drops. I think this will open up in the bottle. BUY? - Yes. BUY AGAIN? - Yes. I think Texas Whiskey is misunderstood. I didn’t like most distilleries at first with the exception of Still Austin. I’m still not a huge fan of Balcones but Still Austin, Garrison Brothers, and IronRoot all make good whiskey; and with an open mind, you may grow to love it like I do. If I had to rate them in order, it would be in that order.

Nose: has a unique nose with butterscotch, toffee, caramel. Palate: dark cherry, burnt caramel and toffee. With a slight oak and baking spice. A unique enjoyable pour. Not amazing but solid

After wading through the whiskeys at thd Crystal Ballroom, i spied her. The color was warm n dark giving me hopes of coffee and deep flavors but alas! I fould none of that here. It was sweet and girly. This whiskey is an ellusive and tricky witch who promised me salvation in her color but turned me into a newt with disappointment. Well, I got better.

cognac sweet, cherry, candied

Nose brings brown sugar, molasses, dried apricot, furniture varnish, barrel char, cashew nut, maple, an appealing smoked oak note, and a hint of pencil eraser. Ethanol present thooughout which was a bit of a bummer since the aroma was otherwise enjoyable. Palate offers the brown sugar and wood varnish from the nose along with apple, vanilla, cinnamon, candy corn, smoke, and flan. Almost no mid-palate at all; rushes to the finish. Flavors are not well integrated and clash with one another. Finish brings some slight improvement in the form of cotton candy, grape must, pink peppercorn, clove, molasses, sour apple, and oak which turns toward bitter astringency. A long slow peppery/spicy burn lingers after everything else fades. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, but pretty grainy which unfortunately I have found to be a trend with Texas whiskey. While this is held is decently high regard in whisky circles in my area, I found it to be kind of weird and disjointed with plenty of off notes. Not the best example of the Texas style, as Balcones has several expressions which blow this out of the water. Like your typical teenager, this is young, weird, and unruly. At 69.99, it’s extremely hard to justify a rebuy.