What about Balcones ?

ZRX1200 wrote:

What about Balcones ?

ZRX1200 wrote:

Anyone tried Monkey Shoulder? Saw it the other day for $35 and was curious if there was value in that or if it was one of those you get what you pay for scotches.

shaun341 wrote:

not a huge scotch person nor a professional noser/taster but here are my notes from my whisky advent calendar (only time i've ever recorded notes):

color: dark amber
Nose: coffee and a fake pineapple yellow laffy-taffy esque flavor
Taste: like scotch. and fake pineapple. not huge smoke or peat but its scotch the peat is there.
finish: medium length no extra

Additionally i rated everything as dont buy, i'd buy, and go buy now. This was an I'd buy.

namadio wrote:

Anyone tried Monkey Shoulder? Saw it the other day for $35 and was curious if there was value in that or if it was one of those you get what you pay for scotches.

shaun341 wrote:

Tried the Monkey Shoulder a few months ago, a great taste for the price, but I am a scotch noob, only tried about 6 diff single malts thus far, Monkey shoulder is a blended scotch, correct?

[email protected] wrote:

correct. 3 single malts IIRC.
I thought it was ok for a blend. I'd look for a good sale price though.
Worth having in the bar, for here and there or guests who think they know scotch and end up wasting a pour of something really good.

frankj1 wrote:

Thanks all sounds like this is decent for the price but nothing special so it is right up my alley. Now of course since I want it is all about getting the very best price I can Frank.

shaun341 wrote:

probably impossible to find, but if you can get the rum they released a few years back, I'm pretty sure it would be in your wheelhouse.
Mikey sent a bottle dated 9/27/13 to me a while back and I nursed that baby for over a year. 58.5% abv

frankj1 wrote:

The Balcones Rum had a purple label, VERY unique.

Rumble has a maroon label.

ZRX1200 wrote: