Lupulist
Balcones Texas Rye Cask Strength
Rye — Texas, USA
Reviewed
March 13, 2024 (edited March 15, 2024)
Overwhelming coffee and malt, maybe some bitter chocolate and raisin or prune on the back end. Hot finish. Single barrel select #19966 at 63.4% picked up on sale for $29.99 and glad I didnt spend a penny more. This tastes exactly like a coffee stout was turned into a spirit.
It is a very unique rye, you must really love the coffee and chocolate profile to enjoy this bottle, not really my cup of tea. I almost exclusively drink my pours neat, but this one needed a cube to tame it down and make it palateable, and surprisingly so. This would probably make a good cocktail, I will be looking for some chocolate or coffee old fashioned recipes to finish off the rest of this bottle.
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No, I haven't. This was my introduction to the distillery, unfortunately. I probably won't buy another bottle unless I'm able to try it somewhere first.
Have you had any other stuff from Balcones? I've had some good and some not so good.