According to Jim Murray’s 2013 Whiskey Bible, Balcones Distilling in Waco, Texas, is putting out some mighty fine product.  A decade ago, ask anyone about Texas whiskey, and a blank stare was about all you could expect.  Now, the state boasts over a dozen producers of American spirits, and Balcones is one of those at the forefront.

Seven years ago, with true Texan spirit, founder Chip Tate welded together his own stills in an old warehouse under a bridge.