Balcones Brimstone

Oh yeah, Balcones does a lot of great things, as does Corsair (Connosr member @darekbell being the master distiller). These two are well-established distilleries now. There are also scores of new US micro-distilleries which very few Connosr members have yet sampled.

@MaltActivist and @Victor: It is always good to read about craft distilleries and their fascinating products all over the world. Sitting in the middle of Europe it is sometimes tempting to believe that single malt whiskies are the norm but then there is much exciting stuff around from other countries, too! Many thanks for bringing this to my attention, Tabarak.

I meant single malt whiskies 'from Scotland'...

@Pierre_W, the whisk(e)y world is huge and getting larger all of the time. The "norm" is what is known, familiar, and/or available in a given geographical area. That varies enormously from place to place. If you lived in Canada, for example, Canadian blended whisky would most likely be your 'norm'. Most Canadian whisky drinkers drink Canadian whisky, not Scotch. If you live in Europe, Canadian whisky probably seems pretty remote. Even in the US where there is a massive amount of Canadian whisky sold, we are mostly out of luck trying to buy the best Canadian whiskies, and have to travel to Canada if we wish to do so.

The world of whisky is changing a lot, globally, and mostly outside of Scotland. Personally, I see that those changes are coming so quickly, and there are so many new distilleries being opened, that it would take something approaching a full-time whisky career just to keep up with it. As an example, not so many years ago there were no barley-malt whisk(e)y distilleries in the US. Now there are dozens.

Would I like to taste them all? Yes, I would like to taste all the whiskies in the world, and especially a lot of Central and Northern European whiskies-- which are not sold here...but that is a tall order, and I will appproach that goal at a pace which remains enjoyable to me.

@Victor, fully agree with your assessment, the whisk(e)y world is indeed getting bigger and larger all the time. While I am quite familiar with the Japanese whisky landscape, North America in particular harbours many malts that are wholly unknown to me and many of them will most likely remain so. I'll do my best to continue the voyage of discovery across all continents - which is why reviews like the one above are so valuable. Slainte!

Thanks @MaltActivist, it's great to see your take on this one. Balcones fell on my map when I tried their awarded True Blue (100), which is my favorite thing to come out of the US so far. Luckily, I was able to get a sample of this Resurrection when MoM was first offering it-- But I don't know when I'll find the right moment to actually enjoy it.... For now I'll just re-read your review and imagine it. Cheers to you if you found one of those limited 155!