TX and Still Austin are my favorites in Texas right now. Love the TX Barrel Proof and Sherry Finish. The sherry finish is like drinking chocolate covered cherries!
Great video! TX whiskey blend at 82 proof is great, it can hang with Gentleman Jack, Caribou Crossing, Crown Royal XO, and Four Roses yellow label. I'll even throw in Traveler's Whiskey, haha, even though it's at 90 proof. I was much less impressed with TX bourbon. I'm sorry, 4 years does NOT equate to 8 years in KY, not even close. Maybe in color, but not in taste. Now that the bourbon market seems oversaturated, I would be interested in a barrel proof version of TX whiskey blend, not their barrel proof bourbon. But the port finish def looks interesting!
@@thebourbonchronicles I don’t think it’s fair to call it a cope. 4yr is the sweet spot in a Texas climate to balance oak influence with the Bourbon given Texas heat. Most Texas Whiskey that goes beyond 4 years will taste like a leather boot and you’ll loose most of the sweetness and baking spice. They are working within the confines of the climate and distilling conditions to put out a profile unique to the southwest region for bourbon.
I don’t think they are trying to make false equivalency to Kentucky Bourbon. It’s a factual statement that 3-4 yrs is the range to age bourbon in Texas to produce a product with proper notes. Going beyond that adds too much oak influence due to the heat. Texas Bourbon is trying to make its own market for people who enjoy the Texas profile of bourbon.
@@gfrank9772 If you love 4 year Texas whiskey, then more power to you! I wish I could love that, my hobby would be so much cheaper! I agree with your general sentiment, but I wasn't the one making the "false equivalency". I was criticizing the TOUR GUIDE making the false equivalency. Rewatch the video 1:34 "There shouldn't really be any difference between Kentucky and Texas bourbon... we do age for only 4 years out here because of that heat, we can age a lot faster, compared to about 6 to 10 years of the Kentucky bourbons. But other than that, it's pretty much the same product." If that tour guide was honest and said, "We like our Texas bourbon aged 4 years and to hell with Stagg, ECBP, and your Kentucky standards" then I would agree with you. But this tour guide is OBVIOUSLY trying to convince people who know Kentucky bourbon that their 4 years is just as good. So if that is the case, then I feel every right to say, "Your 4 years does not equate to 8 years in KY, not even close".
TX and Still Austin are my favorites in Texas right now. Love the TX Barrel Proof and Sherry Finish. The sherry finish is like drinking chocolate covered cherries!
I've never picked up a TX before either. Thanks for the info🥃
Want to try TX now
Great video! TX whiskey blend at 82 proof is great, it can hang with Gentleman Jack, Caribou Crossing, Crown Royal XO, and Four Roses yellow label. I'll even throw in Traveler's Whiskey, haha, even though it's at 90 proof. I was much less impressed with TX bourbon. I'm sorry, 4 years does NOT equate to 8 years in KY, not even close. Maybe in color, but not in taste. Now that the bourbon market seems oversaturated, I would be interested in a barrel proof version of TX whiskey blend, not their barrel proof bourbon. But the port finish def looks interesting!
Yeah haha, 4 years just sounded like some cope 😂 They need to make a cellar aged version
@@thebourbonchronicles I don’t think it’s fair to call it a cope. 4yr is the sweet spot in a Texas climate to balance oak influence with the Bourbon given Texas heat. Most Texas Whiskey that goes beyond 4 years will taste like a leather boot and you’ll loose most of the sweetness and baking spice. They are working within the confines of the climate and distilling conditions to put out a profile unique to the southwest region for bourbon.
I don’t think they are trying to make false equivalency to Kentucky Bourbon. It’s a factual statement that 3-4 yrs is the range to age bourbon in Texas to produce a product with proper notes. Going beyond that adds too much oak influence due to the heat. Texas Bourbon is trying to make its own market for people who enjoy the Texas profile of bourbon.
@@gfrank9772 If you love 4 year Texas whiskey, then more power to you! I wish I could love that, my hobby would be so much cheaper! I agree with your general sentiment, but I wasn't the one making the "false equivalency". I was criticizing the TOUR GUIDE making the false equivalency. Rewatch the video 1:34 "There shouldn't really be any difference between Kentucky and Texas bourbon... we do age for only 4 years out here because of that heat, we can age a lot faster, compared to about 6 to 10 years of the Kentucky bourbons. But other than that, it's pretty much the same product." If that tour guide was honest and said, "We like our Texas bourbon aged 4 years and to hell with Stagg, ECBP, and your Kentucky standards" then I would agree with you. But this tour guide is OBVIOUSLY trying to convince people who know Kentucky bourbon that their 4 years is just as good. So if that is the case, then I feel every right to say, "Your 4 years does not equate to 8 years in KY, not even close".