Texas whiskey

[TexaRican]

So I made a Specs run at lunch to try and beat the weekend crowds. Been investigating the whiskey making process since I watched a "Modern Marvels" show on history of distilling.

Did you know that many of these "Texas" whiskeys many of us have grown so fond of are actually not distilled here? Take 1835 which I have bought a bunch of. It is bottled/blended in Texas but likely just bought from the true distilleries in Kentucky. Look on the bottle - unless it says "distilled by..." then the maker is really just buying it from someone else and blending.

Some actually do distill, like Whitmeyer's in Houston and I think Yellow Rose. Rebecca Creek is the real deal as well.

Not that this info will make me stop buying 1835. Just thought I'd share. I left today with some Larceny and a 1.75 of Dickel.

[Heath]

TX Whiskey out of Fort Worth will be releasing theirs this Fall. They are giving it three Texas Summers to age. The current TX Whiskey is a 5 whiskey blend.

[txhoghunter73]

TX Whiskey out of Fort Worth will be releasing theirs this Fall. They are giving it three Texas Summers to age. The current TX Whiskey is a 5 whiskey blend.

I will definatley be trying that one

[rsquared]

if you are near fredericksburg and like whiskey, its a great stop to go tour the Garrison Brothers distillery.

they distill their own and bottle their own. all made in texas from texas water
went there a couple weekends ago and had a great time.

i have enjoyed the yellow rose whiskey too


also, the treaty oak distillery in austin is another true texas spirit maker

[BuckySWT]

Garrison Brothers is top notch in my books. I've been very impressed with what I've tasted.

Expensive....but worth it imho

[Grulla]

If the bottle says blended "spirit " it's basically brown vodka ..

[Dirtymike]

Nothing like some good canadian whiskey. R&R over ice. Yea baby

[30-30]

I paid $7 the other day for a single Rebecca Creek on the rocks. It was good, but didn't quite live up to the hype IMO. How does TX compare?

[TexaRican]

I paid $7 the other day for a single Rebecca Creek on the rocks. It was good, but didn't quite live up to the hype IMO. How does TX compare?

I drink on whiskey stones. Ordering "on the rocks" out at restaurants and bars is a bad way to judge a drink. The ice they use and the amount of it play a factor. RC is not my favorite whiskey but it is pretty darn good.

[jerp]

TX Whiskey out of Fort Worth will be releasing theirs this Fall. They are giving it three Texas Summers to age. The current TX Whiskey is a 5 whiskey blend.

I toured the Firestone and Robertson distillery a while back - looking forward to tasting their bourbon later this year!

http://frdistilling.com/whiskeys/StraightBourbon/2

[Big Brass]

I've had a few bottles of the TX whiskey. The first was pretty good and it was a long time before our local stores got any more. The next couple of bottles I had were each different and not as good as the first. They were both heavy on the caramel and one had a good bit of vanilla to it.

[Heath]

I toured the Firestone and Robertson distillery a while back - looking forward to tasting their bourbon later this year!
http://frdistilling.com/whiskeys/StraightBourbon/2

I have been on the tour as well. It was a great tour and I highly recommend it to anyone. I have been on the distillery tours for Buffalo Trace and 4 Roses and this was much better.

[doublearrow]

I ended up giving away a bottle of tx. It was kind of flavorless i thought.

[JTRichardson]

Texas troubadour whiskey is supposed to be pretty good. Made in orange tx. Not sure if it's distiller there or not. Friend told me about

[JoseyWales82]

I like both Rebecca and TX. Finally came across a bottle of Whitmeyers Single Barrel and its awesome! A little pricey, but really good. My latest thing a glass of the whitmeyers to start off, then I switch to rebecca's creek to drink. Ive only had TX once and it was good, i should get another bottle.