balcones baby blue mash bill

Produced from a 4-grain mash bill consisting of malted barley blue corn Texas rye and wheat this 46 bourbon is purposely on the drier side. Roasted Blue Corn Texas Wheat Texas Rye and Malted Barley.

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Thats unusual on two fronts.

. True Rye flavor due to the 95 Rye in the mash bill. Order Online Pick Up In-Store. Balcones Baby Blue NAS 46 ABV 750 ml.

Dont add it to a mixed drink. Everything in there including the huge copper. Baby blue is distilled from a mash bill of 100 hopi blue corn.

I really do appreciate when distilleries alter their grain bill to include local crops. In some countries the Baby Blue would be a Single Grain Whisky as the spirit is entirely made at Balcones but as that is not a regulatory term in the US it is officially a corn whisky. 100 Blue Corn Cask.

The first Texas whisky on the market since Prohibition Baby Blue is crafted from roasted heirloom blue corn. Whether that serves as the corn base for this bourbon remains a guess unfortunately. Balcones makes a point of choosing various barrel types to suit their whiskies.

1 high heat maturation. To that end Balcones True Blue whiskies are made entirely out of roasted blue corn. Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky.

Ad View Local Inventory of Balcones Bourbon at the Nearest Total Wine. Very rare find and worth it. The Balcones Baby Blue is marketed as a corn whiskey and fittingly enough corn is the only item on the ingredients list.

Aged in used barrels it offers a rich sweet and surprising palate. This rich and oily maize adds new sophistication to the corn whisky tradition while keeping the freshness and verve of classic American distilling from Balcones Distilling. First few corn whiskeys not that there are all that many on the market to begin with are made from a mash bill of 100 corn.

Specifically they are using blue corn a variety of corn that is grown specifically in the southwestern United States and native to Texas. Non-Chill Filtered Natural Color. There are 3 main reasons.

Charred Toasted American White Oak 5-Gal. Balcones Baby Blue is a special hand-crafted whiskey made in a hand-crafted distillery literally. Aged at least 24 months in oak.

Intentionally youthful Baby Blue captures the essence of this prized corn with a round. Ive tried a few different things from Balcones in the past and havent been super impressed so I am holding out hope that this can buck the trend and am entering this pour with an open mind. 100 Hopi Blue Corn Atole Cask.

Thats because balcones not only operates outside of the kentucky bourbon belt in the lone star state but they use roasted blue corn in their mash bill. Bright blue label against a dark brown spirit in the bottle. Aged in new charred oak barrels this spirit has a big loud Texan heart.

True Rye flavor due to the 95 Rye in the mash bill. The quality and uniqueness of this product is why Balcones is among my favorite American craft whiskey producers. The first Texas whisky on the market since Prohibition Balcones Baby Blue is crafted from roasted heirloom blue corn.

Corn whiskey is an American whiskey with a mash bill of at least 80 percent corn and the whiskey is typically unaged. Slight mint finish makes this great for sipping or mixing in a classic cocktail. Balcones Baby Blue Corn Reviews.

750 mL for 3999. But Balcones spirits taste a lot richer and more complex than their age suggests no matter which of the strange but compelling mash bills theyre sporting. This rich and oily maize adds new sophistication to the corn whisky tradition while keeping the freshness and verve of classic American distilling.

Balcones True Blue Info. It is a blue corn mash whisky. This whiskey is made from a mash bill of 100 roasted blue corn and is apparently the first Texas whiskey on the market since Prohibition.

Balcones does not list a mash bill for this bourbon. Balcones Baby Blue Pot Distilled Corn Whiskey 750ml 3699 Qty. Barrel Type Size.

The distillery does claim to meticulously source their ingredients including blue corn from New Mexico. Baby Blue Balcones Distilling. As a corn whisky it must be at least 80 corn in the mash bill but Balcones seems to be keeping the exact details a secret.

Balcones Brimstone price ABV age and other details. Balcones True Blue Review. It has a charred smokiness reminiscent of evening campfires on the ranch combined with a creamy honey sunset finish.

Beautiful flavored Rye Spice with light floral and citrus notes. It needs to sit and breath a little while. Explore Our Everyday Low Prices On Spirits.

Take in the aroma and then enjoy it neat. Made from blue corn and aged in oak barrels for six months or longer and non-chill filtered. New Charred Oak Age.

100 corn whiskies are rare. Unaged whiskies are not common but corn whiskey is rooted in tradition. The Baby Blue is 6-8 months.

Baby Blue is distilled from a mash bill of 100 Hopi blue corn. This offering from Balcones presents as dark russet in color. The Waco Texas warehouse where barrels rest at Balcones bakes at well above 100 for months at a time.

There is a medium viscosity with a thin viscous line. Balcones baby blue corn whisky. Different and enjoyable.

Cask Strength Non-Chill Filtered Natural Color.

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