Balcones Distilling
Distillery · Waco ·
Award-winning distillery: whiskies, rums, spirits, tours
Award-winning distillery: whiskies, rums, spirits, tours
"Hit the Blacones room in Waco for a fine Texas whiskey tasting. Balcones originated in Waco, so there’s no finer place to enjoy sipping on it. Interested parties can also do a distillery tour." - Courtney E. Smith
"I’ve found that Waco’s Balcones Distilling has focused on single malt from the beginning; their most accessible single malt yet is a 94-proof whiskey that offers sweet vanilla cream, hot spiced cider, brown gravy, over-ripe bananas, and stone fruit on the nose, with a playful rush of dulce de leche, sweet potato, and black tea on the palate. It’s available for pickup at the distillery in Waco." - Eater
"Balcones is the most famous name in Texas whisky—its single malts have a dedicated following all over the United States. Visiting the distillery itself is a real treat. It is located inside the former Texas Fireproof Storage Co. building in downtown Waco, and the 90 minute tour offers a great survey of the whisky making process. You'll see the whole space from the grain silos to the Scottish stills, and, of course, finish up with a tasting of the distillery's various offerings." - Tommie Ethington, Diana Oates
"Open Tuesday through Sunday, the tasting room at this Waco distillery is a solid spot to learn about Texas whiskeys. After touring the distillery and seeing how the whiskey is made, then visit the tasting room for a flight that will help whiskey novices taste the subtle differences between, say, Balcones’s Baby Blue and True Blue corn whiskeys. After that, head to the gift shop for take-home bottles of everything on the menu." - Amy McCarthy
"The distillery released a Texas single malt made from barley sourced from a local maltster, marketed as a High Plains Texas Single Malt; the bottling is being sold exclusively at the Waco distillery starting June 15 with an $80 price tag." - Nadia Chaudhury