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.