ContemplativeFox
Balcones True Blue Cask Strength
Corn — Texas, USA
Reviewed
June 5, 2023 (edited December 27, 2023)
Rating: 19/23
N: Sweet, musty, milk chocolate, kind of tart, quite rich with corn character. There's a definite decadence to this nose. Hints of tangerine that border on malt, as well as faint sawdust. A bit odd, but quite nice hedonism, with balance and complexity as well.
P: Wow, it's got maple and vanilla and the other decadent flavors. Rich, sweet corn, faint tangerine, light kettle corn, some wood tannins, notes of milk chocolate, musty notes that aren't quite sawdust.
F: Astringent with wood and orange zest. Lingering must and vanilla. Hints of kettle corn remain as well.
- Conclusion -
This is delightful. It isn't blowing my mind or anything, but it's another great True Blue. There's more of an alcohol bite to this than the Total Wine pick (19/23) I bought has, but i also doesn't have that weird barbecue flavor. This also seems a bit sweeter! This is easily a 17, but I could see it being as high as a 19. I was leaning toward an 18 until I realized that this was sweeter than the Total Wine True Blue. Now I'm going with a 19.
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