Balcones Texas Rum
Bold, woody, and intriguingly complex rum.
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Texas Rum, produced by Balcones Distillery, is an American cask strength spirit distilled from molasses in a pot still. With a high ABV of 58.5%, this rum presents a complex aromatic profile featuring nutty, woody, and tobacco notes. The taste is characterized by caramel, honey, and roasted flavors, offering a rich, full-bodied experience. Despite its young age of two years, it showcases maturity with hints of oak, vanilla, and subtle fruitiness. Users have noted its distinct Balcones identity, offering both intrigue and warmth, though some mention a slightly dry or astringent finish.
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About the Balcones distillery
The Balcones distillery is located in USA. Rums from Balcones have been reviewed 94 times with an average of 7.8/10.
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Unverkennbar ein Balcones-Produkt! Trotz nur 2 Jahren Lagerung wirkt er erstaunlich reif. In der Nase zeigen sich fruchtige Aromen, dunkle Kirschen, schwarze Johannisbeere; irgendwie auch so wie eine Netz-Melone mit einem leicht überreifen Stich. Wirkt auch ein bisschen "funky", erinnert an frischen würzigen Schweiß, jetzt nicht unangenehm und stinkig, eher animalisch. Florale Untertöne, Grabblumen; dazu etwas Leder und Tabak, Vanille und Kakao und für die Brennerei so typischen aromatischen Eichenaromen. Im Mund dann sehr voll, nussig und würzig mit Karamell und Melasse; im Hintergrund noch ein paar säuerlich fruchtige Akzente, die Melone wirkt jetzt eher unreif, auch wieder Kirschen. Deutliche Eiche baut sich auf, ein bisschen angekohlt, aber nicht bitter, Vanille, auch minimal Kokos. Sehr lecker! Im langen Abgang dann wieder die hocharomatische Eiche mit gerösteten Nüssen, viel Vanille und etwas Kokos, wenig Holzkohleabrieb und auch der würzig-schwitzige Eindruck ist wieder da. Wer den Balcones-Style der Whiskys mag, der wird auch mit diesem Rum seine Freude haben.
Here Batch 21-1 at 58.5%, the second of my two souvenir bottles from San Francisco. Nose: of course almost identical to Batch 20-1.Powerful and complex with wood, vinegar, caramel, tropical fruit, molasses and a nice leather-tobacco-smoke blend. Very pleasant on the nose, encourages tasting.A bit finer on the palate than Batch 20-1. more licorice, more cassis, but also a bit shorter in appearance. Still strong oak and nicely toasty. A real positive surprise for me. Only 2 years aging, but under the blazing Texas sun. Alcohol very well integrated in both. Lots of flavors on the nose and palate. The must have tried in any case!
After batch 20-1 (for the review see RX3293)now 21-1:Very similar to the brother with 62%, if the nose here also seems a bit rounder. Perhaps because of the lower ABV, but also because another note joins, which is rather musty-musty to me and reminds me of damp wood.On the palate similar: Again a bit more moderate, more well-behaved, than the younger with more power and at the same time even more the impression of drinking an older Spaniard. Unlike many of these bottlings but not boring, but quite tasty and yet somehow different!Overall, perhaps a bit more boring than the bottling with 62%, but equally worth trying! Young and yet with character and again something new from a rumtechnisch rather unknown country. I like that!
Despite just 24 months in the barrel, the barrel has worked extremely due to the extreme tenperature differences in Texas. Exciting rum.