Balcones 2023 Pilgrimage After Peat Texas Single Malt Review
Distilled in Texas
MSRP: $79.99
Age: 4 years 1 month
Distilled on Scottish pot stills
Non-chill filtered
Mashbill: 100% unpeated malted Golden Promise barley
Unpeated mash distilled after a run of heavily peated Highland barley from Simpson’s in Scotland. The unpeated barley mash was run for several days. There was a discernible peat quality from days 1-4, with each day being more subtle than the last.
The final blend utilized the following runs/days:
2 barrels of 1st day after-peated distillations (this is the day directly after the peated distillations)
2 barrels of 2nd day after-peated distillations
1 barrel of 3rd day after-peated distillations
3 barrels of 4th day after-peated distillations
Barrel size: 53 gallons
Cooperage: Independent Stave Co, used barrels
Fermentation length: 7 days
Nose 👃: Fudge. Honey. Grapefruit zest. Pear. Molasses.
Palate 👅: Grapefruit zest immediately. Ripe banana. Canned peaches in juice. Rootbeer. Honey. Creamy & oily mouthfeel.
Finish 🏁: Peach. Grapefruit zest. Twinge of charcoal. Strong black tea. Extremely long finish. Dry.
Overall thoughts? Holy Hell… I love this! I love the blast of grapefruit zest on both the nose and palate. This is definitely one of the best American single malts I’ve ever experienced.
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