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Since the Prohibition in the 1920s, whisky has not been distilled in Texas. Until in 2009 in an old welding shop converted into a distillery in Waco, Balcones Distilling began to run. Founded by a group of friends out of enthusiasm for traditionally distilled whisky with carefully selected ingredients. Balcones makes bourbon, but also single malt and rye whisky. And their speciality: whisky from the rich, oily 'blue corn'.
In August 2025, owner Diageo halted production. It may restart in June 2026.
The Balcones Baby Blue is the first Texan whisky since the Prohibition in the 1920s. Made from roasted 'blue corn', an oily kind of corn. Balcones Distilling deliberately makes a young but complex dram with this whisky. Bottled at 46% ABV.
It's quite a story why this straight rye whisky got the name Eclipse. It has to do with the use of both beer and whisky yeast for this rye. This particular whisky matured for 4 years in a new oak barrel, after which Balcones bottled it at a hefty 64%.
A special bottling from Balcones Distilling in Texas. According to the rules in that state, this is a whisky, and in this case a Texan single malt. With its color and with notes such as roasted malt and baked pear and apple, a real Balcones! At 53%
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