This is a must-have for any bourbon lover in the country, even if you’re not a fan of Texas!Ģ. It’s made from a four-grain mash of corn, wheat, rye, and barley and aged for a minimum of two years in Balcones’ Waco rickhouse. This grain-to-glass bourbon is crafted using a traditional pot still distillation. Balcones Texas Pot Still Bourbon - Taste 1 Balcones We’re all chocoholics at the end of the day, right? Also, I wish you well in finding a bottle outside of Texas. If you’re a chocoholic, then you’ll fall in love with this limited release. The mash bill is comprised of 70 percent corn, 22 percent rye, and eight percent malted barley. This limited edition grain-to-glass straight bourbon was the distillery’s first “Certified Texas Whiskey” produced in Texas Hill Country (Blanco, Texas specifically). Milam & Greene Distillery Edition Straight Bourbon Whiskey - Taste 4 Milam & Greene It’s an all-around solid sipper and I look forward to batch two.Ĥ. If you’re not into a heavy oak presence, this one isn’t for you. It was co-founded by author and craft spirits expert Nico Martini, former MLB three-time All-Star Vernon Wells, and private equity investor Brandon Davis. Fun fact: Grayson is the first black-owned whiskey brand from Texas. Each barrel in the blend was three to seven years old. Grayson Texas Blended Bourbon - Taste 7 Graysonīatch one of Grayson contains a blend of Texas whiskeys from some of the biggest names in the game, including Ironroot Republic Distilling, Balcones Distilling, and Five Points Distilling (the masterminds behind Lone Elm Whiskey). You can enjoy this neat as much as you would in a spirit-forward cocktail. This one is the polar opposite of Nine Banded Straight Bourbon, and that’s a good thing. Like Nine Banded Straight Bourbon, this dram is made complete with limestone-filtered water from the Texas Hill Country. This wheated bourbon is crafted with 51 percent corn, 45 percent wheat, and four percent malted barley in Indiana. Nine Banded Wheated Bourbon - Taste 5 Nine Banded Will it stand up? Let’s get into the tasting, y’all, and find out!Ħ. I’m including it to see how Indiana juice compares to pure Texas distillate blind. And before you get all holy roller on me about including Nine Banded Whiskey - yes, I know it’s sourced from Indiana. Two, there’s enough sun for everyone in that there’s a variety of sippers that warrant your attention too. For one, this is the first Texas bourbon blind tasting for UPROXX. You might notice a few Texas bourbon rockstars missing from the lineup of this blind tasting.
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