Balcones - Peated Finish Single Malt

LOST LANTERN - Balcones - Texas Single Malt finished in an ex-peated whisky cask

We are huge fans of Lost Lantern here at DRINQY. They have proven time and again to be a ground-breaking US independent bottler that has its finger on the pulse of where great whiskey is bubbling up here in the United States. We are proud to carry their entire line of products in conjunction with our partnership with Drammers Club.

From the Company:

TO PEAT OR NOT TO PEAT

Named to“2023 BEST MALTS” by Breaking Bourbon!

Lost Lantern hand-selected this cask from Balcones Distilling in Waco, Texas. Balcones is a true pioneer. Their unique releases prove that great whiskey can be made in truly new ways.

This is an unusual one, even for the famously creative Balcones. The whiskies from a single distillation run, made from 100% Golden Promise malted barley, were aged in new American, European, and French oak for 3 years. Then those were combined and finished for 1 year and 8 months in a barrel that previously held Balcones Peated single malt whiskey. So this whiskey itself is not peated, but the finish in an ex-peated cask imparts a substantially smoky flavor of its own. This has notes of marzipan, charred graham crackers, s’mores, and smoke-roasted pears. A perfect whiskey for lovers of American single malt eager to explore the expanding boundaries of the style.

2023 SINGLE CASK #11: BALCONES DISTILLING TEXAS SINGLE MALT FINISHED IN A PEATED WHISKEY CASK

Proof: 120.4
Age: 4 years
Quantity produced: 241 bottles
Format: 750mL
Details: Cask strength; Non-chill filtered; no color added

Cask Details

• Mashbill — 100% Golden Promise

• Maturation Barrel Info — New American, European & French Oak; ISC Char 3 + custom heavy toast

• Barrel Entry Proof: 124.6

• Barrel Size — 225L

• Finishing Barrel Info — Diluted from 128 proof to 118 proof and then transferred to 225L American Oak that previously held peated Golden Promise single malt

• Length of Secondary Maturation/Finishing — 1 year and 8 months