Balcones, Brimstone, Scrub Oak Smoked Whisky, Texas, USA (53%)

Balcones, Brimstone, Scrub Oak Smoked Whisky, Texas, USA (53%)

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Balcones, Brimstone, Scrub Oak Smoked Whisky, Texas, USA (53%)

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Description

Balcones has become an acclaimed name in US whisky (note: they use the Scottish spelling, without the ‘e’). They produce Bourbon, rye, single malt and other experimental styles. Their Brimstone bottling has lashings of chewy oak smoke, showing a different type of smokiness to peated whisky. It has a very long, lingering finish.

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Balcones Distilling

Balcones Distilling

Balcones Distilling was founded in 2008 in Waco, Texas. The distillery uses copper-pot stills from Portugal, which started running in 2009. Balcones focuses on American craft single malt whiskies, though it is also known for its experimentation with a range of different styles and grains. The house style involves the use of virgin oak casks.

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Not ready

These wines are very young. Whilst they're likely to have lots of intense flavours, their acidity or tannins may make them feel austere. Although it isn't "wrong" to drink these wines now, you are likely to miss out on a lot of complexity by not waiting for them to mature.

Ready - youthful

These wines are likely to have plenty of fruit flavours still and, for red wines, the tannins may well be quite noticeable. For those who prefer younger, fruitier wines, or if serving alongside a robust meal, these will be very enjoyable. If you choose to hold onto these wines, the fruit flavours will evolve into more savoury complexity.

Ready - at best

These wines are likely to have a beautiful balance of fruit, spice and savoury flavours. The acidity and tannins will have softened somewhat, and the wines will show plenty of complexity. For many, this is seen as the ideal time to drink and enjoy these wines. If you choose to hold onto these wines, they will become more savoury but not necessarily more complex.

Ready - mature

These wines are likely to have plenty of complexity, but the fruit flavours will have been almost completely replaced by savoury and spice notes. These wines may have a beautiful texture at this stage of maturity. There is lots to enjoy when drinking wines at this stage. Most of these wines will hold in this window for a few years, though at the very end of this drinking window, wines start to lose complexity and decline.