About
Balcones Distillery in Waco, Texas, crafts award-winning American Single Malt Whisky and innovative expressions like rye, corn whisky, and smoked whisky, uniquely shaped by the state's volatile climate and local ingredients. Starting in an old welding shop under a bridge over 15 years ago, it has evolved into a premier distillery in a century-old fireproof building with the world's tallest copper pot stills. Their purpose is to change the whisky landscape with expressive, Texas-specific spirits.
American Single Malt Whisky
Texas-influenced whiskies
Smoked whisky Brimstone
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What They Make
Texas 1
single malt whisky
Lineage
texas single malt whisky
Baby Blue
Straight Corn whisky
Texas Rye
100% Rye Whisky
Brimstone
Smoked Whisky
Cataleja
texas single malt whisky
Mirador Eclipse
Texas Single Malt Whisky
Awards
Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2020 (Texas Single Malt)
2020
Gold Medal, World Whiskies Awards 2019 (Baby Blue)
2019
Latest News
Exploring the Impact of Regional Climate on Whisky; recent 2025 awards including NYISC Double Gold and NOLA Spirits Competition Whisky of the Year.