Is Balcones Baby Blue a bourbon?
― Awesome Bourbon that makes an excellent Old Fashioned. Very nice sipper as well. Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky which is carefully distilled at Balcones is adored for its butter, roasted, corn and caramel flavor notes.
Are Balcones 100% corn?
Balcones uses 100% Hopi blue corn for some of its signature expressions, and they age their corn whiskeys in used 5-gallon barrels.
What is blue corn whiskey?
OVERVIEW. Details. Texas- The first Texas whisky on the market since Prohibition, Baby Blue is crafted from roasted blue corn. This rich and oily maize adds new sophistication to the corn whisky tradition, while keeping the freshness and verve of classic American distilling. Medium long warming finish.
What does blue corn whiskey taste like?
Again quite nutty, the palate is a soft, mild, walnut-forward experience. Peanut butter cookie dries out the palate, leaving a very subtle toasted nuttiness. Drinking Wood Hat Aged Blue Corn Whiskey is like drinking soft, walnut-scented air.
How is Balcones brimstone made?
Texas- Brimstone is made from the same spirit as the roasted blue corn whisky before being smoked with sun baked Texas scrub oak. Notes of sugar, cold smoked butter, corn husk and stone fruit. On the palate, candied oak, tobacco, orange marmalade and chili peppers. Long dry finish.
Where is blue bourbon distilled?
Castle & Key Distillery
The High Rye Bourbon is a small-batch whiskey which Rutledge distilled at Kentucky’s Castle & Key Distillery.
How long is Balcones brimstone aged?
They smoke the distillate as part of a proprietary process, and it is aged for “at least one day” in accordance with whisky regulations in the USA (though I’m not sure how long it is actually aged, but it isn’t labeled a bourbon or straight bourbon, so it is presumably not aged that long).
How old is Stagg Jr?
batch info. Stagg Jr. releases twice a year and, because it’s typically aged for 8 to 9 years and bottled at barrel-proof, maintains a somewhat consistent proof point of around 130.
Who makes George Remus Bourbon?
MGP
George Remus is a line of really good Bourbon. It’s also the first flagship Bourbon produced, owned by MGP. George Remus Straight Bourbon is the entry-level for the range. The mash bill is not stated, but we know that MGP has five Bourbon mash bills in production.
Who distills blue run bourbon?
Jim Rutledge
Rutledge distilled this batch at Castle & Key Distillery. “For a four-year-old Bourbon, I’m impressed with the quality of this release, and I look forward to evaluating the subsequent releases of these barrels – after additional maturation,” said Jim Rutledge.