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Balcones Texas Rum
"I'd sip this, don't mix it," as one member put it. Only two years old, but Texas heat pushes the barrel hard: heavy oak, roasted nuts, caramel and vanilla, with a slightly funky, sweaty-animal edge and dark cherry underneath. Tasters keep calling it surprisingly mature and full-bodied. The alcohol shows at 58.5%, and one found it a touch dry and bitter.
The community says- Rich oak & vanilla
- Mature for its age
- Noticeable alcohol
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How does Balcones Texas Rum taste?
Aggregated from 25 community reviews.
Oaky, nutty Texas pot-still sipper Most find it a full, oak-forward pot-still sipper that drinks older than its two years. A few flag the heat and a dry, slightly bitter edge, but the character wins people over.
Whisky and Balcones fans, people who like bold cask-strength pot-still rum
Anyone wanting a soft, low-proof sipper or a mixing bottle
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How is Balcones Texas Rum rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.8 sits in the “Good” band. 96% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
64% rate it between 6 and 8. 9 selected write-ups from 25 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Boletus
Unverkennbar ein Balcones-Produkt! Trotz nur 2 Jahren Lagerung wirkt er erstaunlich reif. In der Nase zeigen sich fruchtige Aromen, dunkle Kirschen, schwarze Johannisbeere; irgendwie auch so wie eine Netz-Melone mit einem leicht überreifen Stich. Wirkt auch ein bisschen "funky", erinnert an frischen würzigen Schweiß, jetzt nicht unangenehm und stinkig, eher animalisch. Florale Untertöne, Grabblumen; dazu etwas Leder und Tabak, Vanille und Kakao und für die Brennerei so typischen aromatischen Eichenaromen. Im Mund dann sehr voll, nussig und würzig mit Karamell und Melasse; im Hintergrund noch ein paar säuerlich fruchtige Akzente, die Melone wirkt jetzt eher unreif, auch wieder Kirschen. Deutliche Eiche baut sich auf, ein bisschen angekohlt, aber nicht bitter, Vanille, auch minimal Kokos. Sehr lecker! Im langen Abgang dann wieder die hocharomatische Eiche mit gerösteten Nüssen, viel Vanille und etwas Kokos, wenig Holzkohleabrieb und auch der würzig-schwitzige Eindruck ist wieder da. Wer den Balcones-Style der Whiskys mag, der wird auch mit diesem Rum seine Freude haben.
Review by Frank
Here Batch 21-1 at 58.5%, the second of my two souvenir bottles from San Francisco. Nose: of course almost identical to Batch 20-1.Powerful and complex with wood, vinegar, caramel, tropical fruit, molasses and a nice leather-tobacco-smoke blend. Very pleasant on the nose, encourages tasting.A bit finer on the palate than Batch 20-1. more licorice, more cassis, but also a bit shorter in appearance. Still strong oak and nicely toasty. A real positive surprise for me. Only 2 years aging, but under the blazing Texas sun. Alcohol very well integrated in both. Lots of flavors on the nose and palate. The must have tried in any case!
Review by Lukas Jäger
After batch 20-1 (for the review see RX3293)now 21-1:Very similar to the brother with 62%, if the nose here also seems a bit rounder. Perhaps because of the lower ABV, but also because another note joins, which is rather musty-musty to me and reminds me of damp wood.On the palate similar: Again a bit more moderate, more well-behaved, than the younger with more power and at the same time even more the impression of drinking an older Spaniard. Unlike many of these bottlings but not boring, but quite tasty and yet somehow different!Overall, perhaps a bit more boring than the bottling with 62%, but equally worth trying! Young and yet with character and again something new from a rumtechnisch rather unknown country. I like that!
Review by Kay Meertens
Raspberry, orange, yellow raisin, cherry and spice.
Review by Gasparini Andrea
Alcohol is well present
Review by Adrien B
Boisé assez dense. Fruit rouge, noyau de cerise. Du tanin. Du souffre. Attaque sympa mais ne se déploie pas ensuite. Intéressant dans être foufou non plus.
Review by Andi
Die ersten Schlücke haben mich nicht ganz überzeugt. Aber dann nach ein paar Minuten im Glas hat er mich doch sehr positiv überrascht. Nachtrag: Foto
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Alcohol unfortunately not quite as well integrated. Overall, significantly less fruit notes and generally complexity compared to the new batch with 51.9% and for me personally too dry, a bit too bitter and too astringent. Has somehow something straw-like in the finish...
Review by maxlasvegas
Nice rum form TX. I’d sip this. Don’t mix it
Expert reviews
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
Read full review →Despite just 24 months in the barrel, the barrel has worked extremely due to the extreme tenperature differences in Texas. Exciting rum.
Details about Balcones Texas Rum
A Pot Still Rum from USA, distilled by Balcones, at 58,5%.
Community purchases
11 bottles logged by 11 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
72% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
11 purchased · 25 tasted · 6 wishlist · as of
About the Balcones distillery
The Balcones distillery is located in USA. Rums from Balcones have been reviewed 103 times with an average of 7.9/10.
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