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Balcones Mirador Texas Single Malt
American Single Malt — Texas, USA
Reviewed
October 23, 2020 (edited August 3, 2022)
I am a huge fan of Balcones ,especially their single malts. The standard single malt is very good. The peated is absolutely fabulous and the Lineage is most likely my top vfm favorite period. Thus I am surprised this didnt completely work for me. It does have the trademark apricot/peachy notes and pot stilled character with some complexity. I just find it too hot. Now I love barrel proof whiskey so its not that I have issues with proof. Here the alcohol is always there reminding you its hot plus adding a touch of bitter astringency. Its detracting from the wonderful Balcones flavors that shine elsewhere. I mean the peated is higher proof but has none of these drawbacks. The lineage shares a lot of the tasting notes but is rounder and fuller at less than half the price. It isnt a total washout there is enough here to warrant a decent score but the price is untenable for repurchase imo. Maybe I got a bad bottle but that just sounds like a bullshit excuse we use when disappointed......80/100.......its good but I expected a 4 star+ whiskey
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No you didn't get a bad bottle. I totally agree with you and am shocked Balconies put this out from their distillery. Its just not that memorable and sorry I bought it.
Good notes. This one is released in batches yearly, and the first batch flew off the shelf last year, but this year’s batch has been sitting around all summer. Between the release of the Lineage and your notes here, that likely explains the lack of movement on this one’s part.
I'm kind of upset that you site the standard single malt as "very good", then explain how the nice things I can't have are even better :( Your notes are still very clear and your tasting comes across as very fair :)