Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky 46% 700mL

Description

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. Intentionally youthful, Baby Blue captures the essence of this prized corn with a round nuttiness, roasted overtones and refined complexity. The mouthfeel is viscous with a soft finish. A true Texas original that we are delighted to share with the world. Balcones is one of the most prominent names in the American craft whiskey scene. A trailblazer in micro-distilling from a state that would become a perennial contender for America’s third whiskey state (after Kentucky and Tennessee). They started distilling in 2009, and although Garrison Brothers started production first, Balcones beat them to the punch in terms of releasing the first legal, Texas-made whiskey since Prohibition. That first whiskey was Balcones Baby Blue. At the time, it was an almost revolutionary whiskey release, and even by modern standards it has some novel elements to it. The whiskey is named for its mash bill and it’s aging. The former points to it’s 100% Hopi blue corn, while the latter points to a short aging in used 5-gallon barrels. That small barrel aging would become a signature of early craft whiskey, and the use of used barrels is mandated by Federal corn whiskey regulations. The blue corn mash, however, remains a novel feature, even several years later. An added, unusual note is that corn whiskey usually isn’t aged, let alone aged in small barrels. It’s not chill filtered and bottled at 92 proof (46% ABV).