CREATING NEW PARAMETERS
May 03, 2021
4 minutes
WRITTEN BY NICO MARTINI
The history of distilling in Texas is a short one, but in the 13 years since its inception, Texas has developed into one of the most diverse whiskey regions in the world. “We’re going to spend the next 20 to 30 years figuring this out. I don’t want to anthropomorphize the weather, but what kind of whiskey does this region want to make?” said Jared Himstedt, head distiller at Balcones in Waco, Texas.
While it may take a few decades to truly wrap their heads around the environmental impact of making whiskey in a place where the yearly lowest lows are below 0 F and the highest highs are topping 120 F, Texas whiskey makers are creatively tackling the
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