I’m not a big fan of drinking “moonshine”, but I needed to pick up a couple of white whiskeys for the Infinity Barrel Project and when I saw the label, and proof, of the Kalifornia Distilleries Corn Whiskey I knew it had to be in my white dog mix. It wasn’t the prettiest new make … [Read more...] about Kalifornia Distilleries Corn Whiskey Review
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Balcones Brimstone Review
The first time I tasted Balcones Brimstone I said something like “that’s interesting” and set it aside at the tasting. Then after trying several more Balcones expressions that evening, I came back to the Brimstone and it melted me. Melted my mind, my face and my palate. It … [Read more...] about Balcones Brimstone Review
Troy and Sons Oak Reserve Review
Troy and Sons Oak Reserve is an interesting whiskey. It’s made using Crooked Creek Corn, an heirloom variety of white corn (non-GMO), and nothing else except water. To get the starch to convert to sugar for the yeast to do its fermentation they utilize a separate enzyme in the … [Read more...] about Troy and Sons Oak Reserve Review
Balcones Brimstone Review
Balcones Brimstone utilizes their typical corn mash, but during the process of making the whiskey they utilize a “secret process” to smoke the spirit using Texas scrub oak. This makes the whiskey smell like a day by the grill and also seems to make the whiskey a bit more oily … [Read more...] about Balcones Brimstone Review
Balcones True Blue Review
Balcones True Blue is the cask strength version of the Balcones Baby Blue I reviewed not too long ago and it’s a powerful, aromatic and flavorful whiskey that's truly a unique whiskey drinking experience. The roasted blue corn mash gives the whiskey a flavor that's reminiscent of … [Read more...] about Balcones True Blue Review
Platte Valley Corn Whiskey Review
Platte Valley Corn Whiskey is fairly unique among corn whiskeys because it’s been aged for 3 years in used cooperage. Most corn whiskey you see on the market today, sometimes marketed as moonshine, is aged for 6 months or less. Unlike bourbon which has to spend some amount of … [Read more...] about Platte Valley Corn Whiskey Review
Balcones Baby Blue Review
Balcones Baby Blue is corn whiskey distilled from blue corn, hence the name. Though what the name doesn’t tell you is that it’s surprisingly tasty. Full of flavor and well balanced the boys down in Waco Texas know what they're doing (or at least under Chip they did). Using 100% … [Read more...] about Balcones Baby Blue Review
Mellow Corn Review
Mellow Corn is a Bottled In Bond corn whiskey put out by the folks at Heaven Hill and is one of the best corn whiskeys I’ve ever had. The only ones I like a little bit more than it are the Balcones True Blue and Baby Blue corn whiskeys but this definitely gives them a run for … [Read more...] about Mellow Corn Review