CaskCartel.com® Balcones Select Single Barrel HUNGARIAN OAK by Barrel and Bottle – 2196658618479

Description

Whiskey: Balcones Select Single Barrel HUNGARIAN OAK by Barrel and Bottle

The standard Balcones Texas Single Malt Whisky is a product of the same whisky matured in barrels and European Oak. (Hungarian Oak) Second fill barrel. Barrel #4202

Size: 750mL

Proof: 136.8 (68.4% ABV)

Age: 2 years 11 Months

Origin: United States

Distillery: Balcones Distillery

Balcones Select Single Barrel HUNGARIAN OAK by Barrel and Bottle Tasting Notes

Nose: Buttery, mild sweet fruits. Very light cotton candy. Pleasant, not overpowering.

Palate: Very buttery, subtle fruits, sweet cream in the middle palate, slight banana starts to come out, pink cotton candy. Great with a few drops of water, sweet comes to the front, more of the oak on the finish.

Finish: Baked fruits on a toasted crust. Way smoother than it should be at 64.6%. Water softens the finish even more.

Barrel and Bottle are all hand selected premium barrels and bottled in a bespoke custom ceramic bottle that will present the brand in its intended “raw” “Straight from the Cask” form. The whisky will be at cask strength and unfiltered. This will provide for a rich full flavor and genuine barrel proof. Bottles will be produced by Wade Ceramics, the producer of the Kraken Rum Bottle, the Johnnie Walker ceramic collectable bottle and the Tullamore Dew ceramic green jug, among others. The bottles will all be filled on a craft bottling line and labeled and individually numbered by hand.

Distillery Information

A quarter mile from downtown Waco, Texas, in a neighborhood of long abandoned storefronts, is a small, rusted-metal shed hidden beneath the 17th Street Bridge. The one-time welding shop sits in between the overpass’ enormous support pillars, next to a white trailer. It’s a safe bet none of the drivers know they’re speeding over the worldwide headquarters of Balcones Distilling, the maker of the finest new whiskey in America.