.balcones - texas blue corn bourbon

Balcones Blue Corn Bourbon is made using the same blue corn house style spirit as the Balcones Baby Blue, True Blue 100 & Brimstone and is matured in charred, new American oak barrels.

64.5% abv, €150, bourbon

Nose: spicy, laurel, cloves, cumin, a hint of cinnamon and allspice, a hint of eucalyptus and star anise,wood, sawmill, slightly burnt wood, pencil eraser

Palate: sweet, spicy, hot, a hint of allspice, a hint of cinnamon

Finish: dry, warm, no - hot, sweet, vanilla
Mark: +++++ 

Conclusion: fairly nice, I would recommend it with a drop of water to open some of the sweet notes, a splash just kills it completely.