Balcones Texas Rye Bottled-in-Bond

Balcones Texas Rye Bottled-in-Bond is a bottled-in-bond rye whisky from Texas, added to the distillery's core range. The mash bill is 91% raw Texas Elbon rye, with Weyermann's German rye, 5% Cara rye, 2% chocolate rye and 2% roasted rye. At four years old the distillery found this rye showed darker chocolate, more acidic dried fruit and a refreshing solvency. The nose brings sun tea, candied fennel and spruce tips, then mint chip ice cream and raspberry glaze. On the palate come graham cracker crust, dark chocolate espresso bean and cardamom, followed by carrot frond, cedar and apricot preserves. The finish recalls Nutella and blackberry jam on rye toast.