Madeira End & Oloroso Mastery
Cask Energy Exclusives from Balcones
I’ve secured two extraordinary single-barrel releases from Balcones: one completed in Madeira, the opposite matured full-term in Oloroso. Each have been bottled straight from the cask at formidable power, capturing the depth that solely Texas’s local weather can ship. Portions are minuscule, so when you’re chasing the forefront of American single malt, now’s the second to behave.
–David Othenin-Girard, Ok&L Spirits Purchaser
David Othenin-Girard | Ok&L Spirits Purchaser
This one-of-a-kind barrel from Waco’s celebrated distillery showcases Balcones’ artistry at full tilt. Distilled on November 27, 2017, from 100 % Golden Promise barley within the distillery’s customized pot stills, the spirit was crammed the following day right into a 59-gallon new charred American-oak cask. After greater than 5 years, it was moved on Might 25, 2023, to a seasoned Madeira cask (provenance undisclosed) for a 14-month end. Disgorged on August 3, 2024, the whisky was bottled at its pure cask power of 130.5 proof after 6 years and eight months of whole maturation—an astonishing 80 months in wooden. The consequence is likely one of the strongest, multilayered American single malts we’ve ever tasted; few whiskies available on the market can rival the depth and depth rising from these Waco warehouses.
David Othenin-Girard | Ok&L Spirits Purchaser
This distinctive single-barrel malt from the famed Waco, Texas distillery was distilled on March 3, 2020, from 100 % Golden Promise barley. It entered the cask at 124.9 proof and was crammed right into a freshly dumped Oloroso sherry hogshead from an undisclosed supply. Aged simply over 4 years in Waco’s scorching, dry local weather, the whisky was emptied on August 3, 2024, and bottled at its pure cask power of 67.5 % (135 proof) with no chill-filtration, coloring, or components. Few whiskies available on the market can match this barrel’s uncooked energy and complexity: an absolute bruiser that outclasses most American whiskies—and plenty of worldwide single malts—by miles. Count on dense, candy, nutty fruit, a viscous palate, and a protracted, juicy end.
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