Review #: 12
Description: TX Blended Whiskey
Spirit: American Whiskey
Background: TX Blended Whiskey comes from Firestone & Robertson Distilling in Texas. The bottle boasts using leather from cowboy boots for the topper, canvas to represent covered wagons, a clover design on the bottom to represent stitches on boots, and claiming the silver band includes silver from spurs and belt buckles. Always a good sign when the product page focuses on the bottle and uses a total of 13 words to describe the actual whiskey. This includes the finish being “Long, smooth, no burn.” Well, let’s see…
Distillery – Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co.
Bottler – Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co.
Brand – TX
Selection – N/A
ABV – 41%
Age – NAS
Nose – Vanilla, almost nothing else
Taste – Vanilla, butterscotch, some oak
Finish – Short, hot, harsh. One dimensional, more burn than expected for 82 pf
Score: 3
Would I buy a bottle? No
Thoughts: I ot this a few years ago in Texas and have seen in groups online that this stuff is pretty well loved. It definitely is a vanilla bomb. Like, maybe use this instead of vanilla extract. Hell, it would be cheaper. But I found the finish to be hot and young. Maybe since I got this bottle about 3 years ago, they’ve gotten a bit better? But for now, I’ll hold off on replacing when I finish.