Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky

Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky

I remember tasting my first Balcones. It was the Brimstone Resurrection. Quite possibly the most fiery and powerful whisky one can have. Massively smoked and audaciously spicy it was a no-holds barred attack of the senses. And I loved it! Chip Tate, the man behind the distillery, was a true innovator using techniques and ingredients only he could...

Score 89/100

Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky

Nose: Rather dusty from the start and also smoky, which is followed by a sourness. The corn is obvious and flits between what you'd expect corn meal for tortillas to smell like and slightly sweet cornbread. The sour note has a high-pitch sweetness to it, somewhere between mezcal and a light rum's fruitiness. Vanilla and salt take charge of the...

Score 85/100

Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky

I got a light taste of liquorice root followed by a strong sour note and a burn which breaks down into an after taste of vanilla. The oilyness of it gives me an aftertaste ever so slightly of vanilla ice cream. Its unique, and beats all the usual American brands you get for sale here in the UK. You can tell some thought has gone into it, instead...

Score 85/100

Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky

I'm starting to plan an American whiskey tasting for our club in Perth and being the odd man I am, I want a variety. I don't want to do an American tasting based around just bourbons and ryes, I want single malts, corn whiskies and anything else cool. With that in mind I gave the guys at H & R Craft Beverages, the importers of Balcones, a call...

Score 77/100