The First Texas Distillery: Balcones Distillery Interview with Alex Elrod (Ep. 109)

Join Old-Fashioned Football as we are joined by Balcones Distillery to talk all things Texas Whisky! We'll talk about Balcones whisky, their history, and everything that goes in to being able to label a whiskey as a Texas Whisky! Balcones is the first Texas distillery - join for a little taste of Texas! We talk about Balcones Bourbon, Balcones Texas Rye, and more!

Chapters

0:00 - Intro

2:03 - Guest Intro + Sports

9:33 - Journey To Whiskey

10:50 - Brand Educator

13:10 - Bourbon Tasting

25:50 - Our Favorite Whiskeys

30:15 - Rye Tasting and Background

36:30 - Barrels

39:20 - Texas Climate

42:30 - Fermentation

47:10 - A New Rye

50:05 - Texas Whiskey

54:15 - Jerry Jones

57:55 - The Start of Balcones

1:02:30 - Blending

1:09:00 - Self-Editing

1:12:40 - Breaking News!

1:14:00 - Rumble

1:27:10 - Visiting Waco

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