{"title":"Balcones","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalcones Distilling in Waco, Texas put Texas whisky on the map. Founded in 2008, Balcones was the first distillery in the state since Prohibition to make whisky from scratch, and its Baby Blue, distilled from Hopi blue corn, became the first legal Texas whisky on the market. Today the range spans Texas Single Malt, the Texas Pot Still Bourbon, True Blue cask-strength corn whisky, a 100% rye and its bottled-in-bond version, the Lineage and Mirador single malts and even a Texas rum. Everything is aged in the Texas heat, which gives Balcones its trademark richness. Shop Balcones at Chips Liquor with fast shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"balcones-texas-rye-whisky","title":"Balcones Texas Rye Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalcones Texas Rye is distilled in Waco, Texas, from a 100% rye mashbill built on Elbon rye grown in northwest Texas with crystal, chocolate and roasted rye malts, the kind of specialty grains a brewer would use, which give it a flavor unlike any Kentucky or Indiana rye. It is aged at least 15 months in oak and bottled at 50% ABV (100 proof).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreaking Bourbon rated it 3.5\/5 and highlighted its distinctive chocolate-forward character: rye grain slathered in chocolate with caramel and smoke on the nose, spicy Mexican-chili chocolate and chocolate malt balls on the palate, and a finish that moves from chocolate to leather and oak, with lingering rye grain. Rich and bold despite its youth, it makes an unforgettable Old Fashioned and a Manhattan with real depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Balcones Texas Rye Whisky online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23021765427300,"sku":"C0001178L","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/Balcones_Texas_Rye.jpg?v=1564944034"},{"product_id":"balcones-texas-single-malt-whisky","title":"Balcones Texas Single Malt Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalcones Texas Single Malt Whisky, known to fans as Balcones 1, is the whisky that made Balcones Distilling in Waco, Texas famous and one of the founding bottles of American single malt. It is made from 100% Golden Promise malted barley, the heritage Scottish variety, distilled in copper pot stills and aged in new American oak in the Texas heat, then bottled at 106 proof. It has won a shelf of international awards, including beating Scottish malts in blind tastings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a Scotch imitation. Breaking Bourbon described it as unusual and gripping, with a potent malty nose carrying dark cherry and baking spice, roasted walnut, cocoa and marzipan with dark fruit and tobacco on the palate, and a finish of caramel, honey and toasted nuts with lingering sweet and savory tobacco, calling it a challenging whisky for adventurous drinkers. Balcones describes honey, stone fruit, toasted oak and spice. Big, rich and unmistakably Texan, it is a must-try for anyone exploring American single malt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Balcones Texas Single Malt Whisky online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23025333764196,"sku":"C0001179L","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/Balcones_Single_Malt.jpg?v=1564868491"},{"product_id":"balcones-baby-blue-corn-whisky","title":"Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky is where Texas whisky began. When Balcones Distilling opened in Waco in 2008, Baby Blue became the first legal Texas whisky on the market since Prohibition, and it is still one of the most distinctive corn whiskies in America. It is made from roasted heirloom Hopi blue corn, a variety with a rich, oily character that Balcones uses to add new sophistication to the old corn-whisky tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaby Blue is aged at least six months in oak and bottled at 92 proof. The blue corn gives it a nutty, toasted-grain sweetness like fresh cornbread and roasted nuts, with a soft, gentle finish rather than the raw bite of typical young corn whisky. It is a bold, funky, unmistakably Texan spirit, and a great one for tasting side by side with Balcones' True Blue cask-strength version or its Texas Single Malt. Balcones has since grown into one of the most awarded craft distilleries in the country, and this is the bottle that started it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23026448367716,"sku":"C0001180L","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/Balcones_True_Blue_942afa45-6540-4ee1-ae3d-307e4a332c8c.jpg?v=1577499578"},{"product_id":"balcones-true-blue-whisky","title":"Balcones True Blue 100 Proof Corn Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalcones True Blue 100 Proof Corn Whisky is the aged, higher-proof sibling of Balcones Baby Blue, from Balcones Distilling in Waco, Texas. Like Baby Blue it is made from roasted heirloom Hopi blue corn, but True Blue is aged at least 24 months in oak and bottled at 100 proof, and Balcones is proud to say every drop was born, raised and bottled at the distillery, mash to glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Whiskey Wash scored it 86 out of 100 and recommended it for corn whiskey enthusiasts looking for something distinctive, describing a rich orange-red color and an impressive nose of corn milk, grass, light brown sugar, pear, vanilla bean gelato and grilled pineapple, with a palate that starts sweet with coconut and pineapple before drying out into sage, lavender and tannin. Balcones describes cinnamon, citrus and stone fruit with corn and caramel. It is a bold, unusual whisky that rewards a splash of water, and a Texas original that stands apart from every Kentucky bourbon on the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Balcones True Blue 100 Proof Corn Whisky online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23027114508388,"sku":"C0001181L","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/Balcones_True_Blue.jpg?v=1564868686"},{"product_id":"balcones-texas-pot-still-bourbon-whisky","title":"Balcones Texas Pot Still Bourbon Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalcones is the Texas distillery that built its reputation on blue corn and Scottish copper, and Pot Still Bourbon is its everyday bottle — the most approachable thing the Waco house makes, and still unmistakably Balcones. The mash bill is four grains: roasted New Mexico blue corn (at least 51%), Texas-grown wheat, Texas rye, and malted barley, distilled in the massive Forsyth copper pot stills that anchor the downtown Waco distillery, then aged a minimum of two years in new charred oak in Texas heat that pushes maturation far faster than Kentucky. Non-chill filtered, no color added, bottled at 92 proof at around $30. Breaking Bourbon was surprised by its approachability — still Balcones through and through, a step beyond the malt-based Lineage toward the classic house taste, with a darker profile of pecans, molasses, brown sugar, and fudge. The Whiskey Wash called it a whopper of flavor and a standout in the range: raisin bran and char on the nose, baking spice and rye warmth on the palate, a bite of coffee and leather. The Whiskey Reviewer: viscous and oily, exactly what pot distillation should retain. The Whiskey Jug found a wave of dry cocoa and spice with cornbread sweetness, unique to Balcones. Honest note: this is a love-it-or-hate-it distillery, and drinkers expecting a classic Kentucky profile sometimes find it green or malty. For a bold, chewy, cocoa-and-cedar Texas bourbon at a house-pour price, it's one of the best values in craft whiskey. Neat, or in a Boulevardier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Balcones Texas Pot Still Bourbon Whisky online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":25926931808356,"sku":"C0001509L","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/Balcones_Bourbon.jpg?v=1565049729"},{"product_id":"balcones-texas-rum","title":"Balcones Dark Texas Rum","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalcones is Texas's most decorated whisky distillery, and this is what happens when it makes rum the way it makes whisky. Molasses is fermented slowly with the house yeast, double distilled in the Waco distillery's hand-built copper pot stills, then aged through Balcones's signature cooperage program — bespoke barrels of American, French, and European oak with custom toast and char profiles, blended and re-barreled the way the distillery treats its Texas Single Malt — and bottled at cask strength with no dilution. Proof runs high and varies by release: batches have landed anywhere from around 117 to nearly 128 proof, so check the label. The result is unlike Caribbean rum, and reviewers say so. Thirty-One Whiskey found vanilla, caramel, black cherry, and dark chocolate — barrel notes first, molasses second — and called it chocolatey and delicious once past the heat; RumRatings tasters note that in a blind tasting they'd guess bourbon almost every time. Balcones's own notes run rock candy, pancake syrup, tanned leather, violets, burnt marshmallow, prune, and roasted nuts on the nose, then a lush, coating palate of cacao nibs, hazelnut syrup, char, tart cherry skin, and caramel, finishing on raw sugar, candied beets, tawny port, and abundant tannin. Honest note: rum purists find it too much like whisky. Whisky drinkers find that the whole point. Add water, and take your time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Balcones Dark Texas Rum online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":27467194400868,"sku":"C0001737L","price":58.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/Balcones_Rum.jpg?v=1564782589"},{"product_id":"balcones-texas-single-malt-rum-whisky","title":"Balcones Rum Cask Finish Texas Single Malt Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalcones Rum Cask Finish Texas Single Malt Whisky is what happens when Balcones Distilling in Waco, Texas marries its two passions. Single malt has always been the drive behind Balcones, but the distillery also makes a Texas rum, and after a few small batches of that rum it refilled the emptied casks with select Texas Single Malt to create this whisky. It is bottled at cask strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalcones describes a bold single malt with notes of rock candy, spice cake and toasted oak, with the rum cask layering molasses sweetness and tropical richness over the nutty, savory, intense character of Balcones' Golden Promise barley malt. The Texas climate pushes whisky in and out of the wood aggressively, so even a short finish makes a big impression here. It is a limited release, and one of the more unusual bottles in the Balcones range, a natural for drinkers who enjoy rum-finished Scotch or want to taste Texas single malt with a sweeter edge. Serve neat with a few drops of water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Balcones Rum Cask Finish Texas Single Malt Whisky online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34418522030236,"sku":"C0003109L","price":76.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/BalconesRumCasked.jpg?v=1589916813"},{"product_id":"balcones-mirador-texas-single-malt-whisky","title":"Balcones Mirador Texas Single Malt Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalcones Mirador Texas Single Malt Whisky is Balcones' refill-cask single malt, an annual release from the Waco, Texas distillery that shows the softer side of Texas whisky. Where most Balcones malts are aged in new oak, Mirador is matured entirely in used casks, so the oak influence stays gentle and the malt comes forward. The bottling blends whiskies from under two years to nearly five years old and is bottled at cask strength, around 112 proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreaking Bourbon rated it 3.5 out of 5 and called it easy drinking for the proof, with toasted oak, light smoke, chocolate bark, ripe summer fruit and hard butterscotch candy on a soft, welcoming nose, grape skin, grilled peach, light leather, earth, charred wood and vanilla on the palate, and a finish of light oak, dry vanilla, tobacco and leather. Mirador means lookout in Spanish, and the whisky evokes the Texas landscape it comes from. A great pick for Scotch drinkers curious about American single malt, and a very different Balcones from the Texas Single Malt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Balcones Mirador Texas Single Malt Whisky online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34418527010972,"sku":"C0003110L","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/BalconesMirador.jpg?v=1589917109"},{"product_id":"balcones-lineage-texas-single-malt-whisky","title":"Balcones Lineage Texas Single Malt Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalcones Lineage Texas Single Malt Whisky is the most approachable single malt from Balcones Distilling in Waco, Texas, and the one built to bring new drinkers into American single malt. Balcones made its name on big, bold Texas whiskies, and Lineage was a deliberate change of pace: a 100% malted barley whisky that blends Texas-grown and Scottish barley, aged around three years and bottled at a friendly 94 proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreaking Bourbon called it the most approachable Balcones ever thanks to its all-around mellowness, and suggested it as an entry point to the distillery's style, with raspberry, peach, banana, cinnamon and cider on the nose, malt, peach, cream soda, butterscotch, toffee and orange on the palate, and a long malty finish with a Dr Pepper note. Balcones describes caramel, vanilla, dried fruit and subtle oak. Where Balcones Texas Single Malt is intense and savory, Lineage is soft, fruity and easy, and it works neat, on the rocks or in a highball. A great value in American single malt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Balcones Lineage Texas Single Malt Whisky online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39820208275612,"sku":"C0003952L","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/BalconesLinage.jpg?v=1619996683"},{"product_id":"balcones-cataleja-malt-whiskey","title":"Balcones Cataleja Texas Single Malt Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalcones Cataleja Texas Single Malt Whisky is the sherry-matured showpiece from Balcones Distilling in Waco, Texas, released to mark the distillery's fifteenth anniversary. Cataleja is a loose Spanish translation of spyglass, a nod to the makers who came before, and the whisky is one of the most complex Balcones has ever bottled. It is made from 100% Golden Promise malted barley, aged first in refill casks for about three years, then moved into decommissioned sherry solera puncheons of four kinds: Moscatel, Amontillado Dulce, Oloroso and Palo Cortado. It is bottled at 118 proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrinkhacker rated it an A, 9.5 out of 10, calling it one of the most complex Balcones whiskeys and possibly the best pure Texas whisky the reviewer had tasted, with sherry and moscatel on the nose, oxidized wine, steeped orange peel, sultana and fig on the palate balanced by sweet tea, saddle leather, pipe tobacco, cardamom, allspice and saffron. A limited release and a landmark for American single malt, it is the bottle for sherried-Scotch lovers who want to see what Texas heat and Spanish wood can do together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Balcones Cataleja Texas Single Malt Whisky online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44683199742208,"sku":"C0008549L","price":129.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/BalconesCata.jpg?v=1711828601"},{"product_id":"balcones-bottled-in-bond-straight-rye-whiskey","title":"Balcones Texas Rye Bottled in Bond","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalcones Texas Rye Bottled in Bond is the Waco, Texas distillery's rye at its most serious: distilled in its big Forsyth copper pot stills from a mashbill of 91% Texas-grown Elbon rye with 5% Cara rye, 2% chocolate rye and 2% roasted rye from Germany's Weyermann maltings, aged four years in a bonded warehouse from a single season, and bottled non-chill filtered at the bonded standard of 50% ABV (100 proof).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMostly Bourbon rated it Very Good, describing a grain-forward nose of fresh-baked rye bread, dark-roasted coffee and dark chocolate, a palate of rye bread, toffee, espresso and herbs with cinnamon and stone fruit, and a complex finish of chocolate, root beer and banana bread, and called it a bold, unique pick for adventurous rye drinkers. Sip it neat or pour it into an Old Fashioned with a piece of orange peel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Balcones Texas Rye Bottled in Bond online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44683516215552,"sku":"C0008550L","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/balconestexasrye.jpg?v=1711832087"}],"url":"https:\/\/chipsliquor.com\/collections\/balcones.oembed","provider":"Chips Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}