142: What is Driving the Texas Whiskey Boom?

Texas Whiskey is a growing category looking to make its mark in the world of American Whiskey and Kentucky Bourbon. We're joined by Nico Martini, who just published his book Texas Whiskey, an ever-evolving chronicle and guidebook of the "history" and people of Texas Whiskey. Nico is also co-founder of Grayson Whiskey, author of Texas Cocktails, and a lover of all things Texas. Grayson Whiskey is a blend of Texas bourbon and wheat whiskies and just hit the shelves only a few months ago after a successful launch.In this episode, we taste Grayson Texas Blended Bourbon Batch 1, which is coming in at 3 years old and 119.4 proof. Batch 1 contains whiskey from Ironroot Republic Distilling, Balcones Distilling, and Five Points Distilling, the makers of Lone Elm Whiskey.  As you'll hear in the episode, after selling out Batch 1, Grayson will release Batch 1B in October 2020.  Batch 1B will contain the same distilleries and same percentage blend as the original batch, but some variation is expected.  On March 2, 2022, Grayson will release Batch 2, featuring 4 distilleries; with the addition of Still Austin.A huge thank you to Nico Martini for the opportunity to try the whiskey, check out his book, and to Cider Mill Press for the review copy of the book.We are thankful for everyone who has supported us. A huge shoutout to our growing Patreon Community as well! We'd appreciate it if you can take the time to give us feedback on our podcast. If you enjoy our content, consider giving us a 5 star rating on your favorite podcast app, leave us a review, and tell a fellow bourbon lover about our show.Follow  us @BourbonLens on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter.  And please check out our Patreon to learn how you can support our endeavors, earn Bourbon Lens swag, be part of future barrel picks, and more. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, please email us at [email protected] our website BourbonLens.com to check out our blog posts, or even purchase your own Bourbon Lens tasting glass or t-shirt.Cheers,Scott, Jake, & MichaelBourbon Lens