BALMORHEA

This magnificent bourbon is bold but majestically-crafted, having been aged four years in new American white oak barrels, then transferred to a second barrel for an additional year, this expression has been winning national awards since it was first released.

TWICE-BARRELED

TEXAS STRAIGHT

BOURBON

WHISKEY

57.5%​

ALC/VOL

115

PROOF

What is Balmorhea?

This legendary expression began like all bourbons do: Master Distiller Donnis Todd filled 22 new American white oak barrels and left them to age in the scorching sun. But after two years of absorbing all sap, sugar, and vanilla the wood had to offer, the liquid inside these barrels was dumped inside of a steel tank and allowed to come together to form one spirit.

Confident that this expression needed more sunshine, Donnis transferred the two-year-aged bourbon into 27-gallon Kelvin Cooperage barrels from Louisville, Kentucky. This second round of casks had been scorched and toasted differently from the original oak barrels, caramelizing the sugars in a wonderful new way for a whole new flavor potential.

And that potential was worth waiting through two more years of aging. In October 2017, we released our first twice-barreled bourbon, Balmorhea Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey.® This bold, majestically-crafted expression not only helped kick off our line of Handcrafted Experimentals, but it also yielded an immediate groundswell of buzz and adoration from Garrison Brothers’ fans and supporters. Due to popular demand, we decided to bring the expression back less than a year later. And this time, it officially joined our permanent collection.

Tasting Notes

NOSE Smoky and sweet with warm caramel and toffee, baking spices and chocolate.
PALATE Decadent and candy-like with amaretto coffee, sticky buns, frozen fudgesicle bars and pecan brittle. Hints of thick white chocolate.
FINISH Long with hints of maple candy, warm caramel and baking spices.
COLOR Cherry Mahogany.
Flight of Glencairns

“Simply put, Balmorhea is bourbon candy in a bottle."

—MASTER DISTILLER DONNIS TODD—

Balmorhea, TX

About 40 miles south of Pecos, Texas, there’s a swimming hole called Balmorhea. It’s a sparkling blue-green oasis in the middle of the Central Texas desert where Dan Garrison took his kids when they were young. But 11,000 years ago, long before it became one of Dan’s choice destinations, it’s rumored that big game hunters may have gathered at the springs. In 1849, the pool was known as Mescalero Springs, after the Mescalero Apache who watered their horses there. And now, it shares a name with our beloved Balmorhea bourbon as a tribute to its natural beauty and legendary Texas spirit.

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