I’ve had cask strength versions of their True Blue, Single Malt, and Rumble and they were amazing. Lots of great stuff coming from Balcones.

4 years and... 2 months, but who can know for sure 🤣

The regular strength version of this is not my thing. But the cask strength version is excellent. It is a very different rye but at CS it works.

I love that you keep the bloopers in the videos lol

Great video. Glad to see not so widely known whiskeys. Never heard of this one, have to give it a try, well maybe not the cask strength lol

It's like what Jack Burton has always said, "There's no pork shoulder like morning pork shoulder."

As someone who always adds a dash of good ole h2o to his dram after the first sip, I can't believe this is the first one I've seen you add water to. You must really enjoy the burn which is coincidentally something you could do to your wooden......

I'm here for the dad jokes

Found a CA Pinot finished Spec's pick version of this. Even MORE amazing with chocolate and red berries! Oh, and it's BalconEEEEs.

when I make my rum, it's 130-140 proof 65%-70% ABV

Am I the only one who thinks this is a close relative of the Unemployed Wine Guy?

Balcones Cask Strength is an odd whiskey and I like it for that. It's not a bottle I go to often but it's a bottle I'm glad I own... but I also picked it up for like $35 on super sale at my local TW. It's not even close to one of the best Rye whiskies (and it actually tastes terrible when lined up in a blind flight) but it is one of those bottles that I grab sometimes because it sounds good. It's also an interesting bottle to use for cocktails. It makes for a super good Coffee Manhattan, and a few other oddball cocktails. Doesn't work great in a Sazerac, normal Manhattan, or Old Fashioned. It does work in a Toronto, Whiskey Ginger, and a Rye Rusty Nail. Of course, none of those cocktails will taste like their traditional counterparts but they will taste great.

Their normal rye is like 2 years and is nowhere close to the CS SB. Mine has a great toffee smell / flavor.

Ummmm... your great. Your wife is great. But the videos are so much better with both of you.

Patreon?

Not a gigantic fan of some of their offerings. Might have to give this a try.

I love your outro music. Please don't use the same track as background for your main content. It wears it out. I hope you can find a music bed that compliments your outro music, but...keep em separated.

Where is the better half?

Good review, however, it was missing your partner in crime. You guys playing off each other is better comedy.

Total Wine has notoriously mediocre store picks, but anything that says Balcones and Cask Strength on the label is going to be good.... very good. Rule of thumb regarding TX whiskey.... if you put cream and sugar in your coffee.... keep walking.

A wooden what?! A wooden what??? 😅

Appreciate the review but probably not for me. Not a big fan of coffee notes. Thanks

I refuse to like any video without your partner. She truly balances out the channel.

Nice review, but I am one who does not care for Texas Whiskey. Can’t get by the “Texas funk”. Happy that you like it.

Not a big fan of Balcones. Really like Still Austin, which has the best Texas Bourbon / Whiskey imo. 🥃

Balcones has been making its own bourbon for some time. No MPG or sourced.. they know what they are doing in Texas heat .. 1 year of Texas heat = 4 years in Kentucky aging. (and I despise Texas) sorry no Wifey in the video.. no thumbs upy.😄

4 years and 2 months lol