Balcones Baby Blue Review

Himstedt explains that the difference between their blue corn expressions comes mostly from the barrel selection and aging process.

Balcones baby blue review.

When we first tried this we thought it was wonderful though very different. Tasted neat from a glencairn glass. Though what the name doesn t tell you is that it s surprisingly tasty. That first whiskey was balcones baby blue.

Balcones blue corn offerings are as follows. Tasting note by the chaps at master of malt. The whiskey is named for its mash bill and it s aging. Full of flavor and well balanced the boys down in waco texas know what they re doing or at least under chip they did.

A true texas original that we are delighted to share with the world. In this case the baby blue whiskey has a strong enough of a flavor of its own to be legible and clear no matter what you throw at it. This is not chill filtered and no coloring has been added. While the whiskey slowly lost steam from the palate through the finish it delivered a much richer experience than i had originally expected.

Balcones true blue cask strength really brought forward a flavor profile and richness that i wasn t expecting out of a craft distiller that was using just corn and aging in the high heat of waco texas. Today s review is of balcones baby blue corn whisky which is made from roasted blue corn i m not sure where they get the name baby blue from though and bottled at 92 proof after being aged at least 6 months in oak. For something that s only aged about six months this definitely packs a punch. Baby blue true blue 100 true blue cask strength and the subject of this review texas blue corn bourbon.

The mouthfeel is viscous with a soft finish. This distillery out of waco texas has been doing some very special things for many years. This is the first texan whisky as well as being the first whisky to be distilled from blue corn. Intentionally youthful baby blue captures the essence of this prized corn with a round nuttiness roasted overtones and refined complexity.

Made with 100 hopi blue corn this corn whiskey is double distilled in copper pot stills and aged in used 5 gallon barrels. The former points to it s 100 hopi blue corn while the latter points to a short aging in used 5 gallon barrels. 50shares balcones baby blue is corn whiskey distilled from blue corn hence the name. At the time it was an almost revolutionary whiskey release and even by modern standards it has some novel elements to it.