{"product_id":"balcones-portucale","title":"Balcones Portucale","description":"\u003cp\u003eA world-exclusive, Best-in-Class Gold Medal winning TRIPLE Portuguese cask using two of the rarer fortified wines in the world, Carcavelos and White Port. It’s true, they do everything bigger in Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContinuing the theme of ‘best of the best,’ we’ve teamed up with the most awarded malt distillery in the US to bring you Balcones Portucale, the first ever triple Portuguese fortified wine cask-matured whisky. And not just any old Portuguese wine; Portucale adds Madeira to two of the rarest fortified wines in the world to create a showstopping medley of flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou’ll love the aroma of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erich tropical fruits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e with \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecaramelised oak\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. The palate picks up \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehomemade apple and sultana pie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efresh jam doughnut\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e while the finish is \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esticky fruits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e rounded off with \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edecadent \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edark chocolate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly one other distiller has ever released whisky from a Carcavelos cask. With only 10 hectares of grapes, this is a fortified wine that can be filed under ultra-rare. And so little White Port is aged in barrels that whisky makers rarely get to see any.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd get this. Balcones use the same Golden Promise barley that turbocharged 1970s and 80s The Macallan, and with kit imported from Scotland it’s no surprise that they are seen as the flagbearers of American malt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalcones has already been reaping in the accolades. It scored best in class and a gold award at IWSC’s Whiskies of the World. And that’s before our Members even get hold of it. In the words of the distillers themselves, “F*%! This is so good we can’t believe we’re sending it to Australia.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot yet a Member? \u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSign up free\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e now, and watch this space for more from these Lone Star legends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9a2g004-52k\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Balcones Distilling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46489972932687,"sku":"WC0280","price":150.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/balconesmedal_pdp_main.png?v=1787701361","url":"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.com.au\/products\/balcones-portucale","provider":"The Whisky Club AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}