Balcones
7.8

Balcones

Texas Single Malt

ABV 51%

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Oak is certainly present but does not mask the malty and fruity notes. Elegant austerity.

Martine Nouet

Specification

Balcones

Brand

Texas Single Malt

Expression

Single Malt

Type

No age statement

Age (Years)

2012

Year of Bottling

51%

ABV

Texas

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet

Taster

Nose: Malty with an assertive oak note. Opens on fruit. Medlars. Stewed apples. Overcooked plum jam.

Palate: Sweet but crisp. Quite dry. Nutty and spicy. Ground ginger. Water makes the texture smoother. But it enhances the bitter flavours as well.

Finish: Dry, spicy, fizzy.

Comment: Oak is certainly present but does not mask the malty and fruity notes. Elegant austerity.

Score: 7.6

Dave Broom

Taster

Nose: Seems to be from the same stable as the last one. Levels of sweetness, butterscotch syrup, orange peel, and with water, a nutty maltiness.

Palate: Fatter on the tongue, with roasted spice and some buzzy alcohol. Again, it's young, but there's promise here. Delicate and precise beneath the wood.

Finish: Powdered ginger.

Comment: Clearly a lovely distillate. Hope to see it slightly older and more integrated.

Score: 7.9

7.8
Overall Score

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