Balcones said what it plans to release at its distillery in Waco, Texas in the form of these two new single malts will close out its anniversary series. Described as coming from two “rare barrels of straight single malt whisky,” the first was “aged to perfection” and then finished in a cask that previously held the distillery’s Rumble Cask Reserve. The other malt release, meanwhile, was finished in the same barrel that previously held another anniversary release that had been called Brimstone Resurrection.
As for specific ages of these two releases, the distillery told me “they are are over two years of age.” Each barrel yielded less than 200 bottles, which will price for $95 each when they go on sale. As for how they will go on sale, Balcones will release 50 bottles of each to the public at a special event at its facility on March 22. It will be a ticketed affair at which these are offered under, and no walk-ins will be allowed. I’ll update this post with more details once specifics are released on how to get hold of one. [UPDATED]- Tickets for this event in Texas will go on sale Wednesday at 10 am (local time zone I assume). Read all the details HERE.
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Should you miss out this coming weekend, your chances of grabbing a bottle are slim, as most of the other bottlings from these barrels are set aside already for tasting events around the country. I have been told however “a very small allocation” might end up finding its way through a distributor to other parts of Texas. Whether this means bars or retail is anyone’s guess.
The two single malts, by the way, pay tribute to Balcones’ flagship “1” Texas Single Malt, which has collected a ton of medals at competitions and is highly sought after. Every thing about this whiskey is done on site at the distillery, so expect the same high quality from the limited releases.
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