Waco, TX · Est. 2008
Balcones Distilling
Texas heat-driven oak and malt; assertive American single malt identity
- Owned
- Corporate-owned
- Scale
- Mid
- Still
- Pot
- Founded
- 2008
Founded in Waco in 2008, Balcones helped define modern Texas whiskey with hot-climate oak extraction and assertive American single malt. Now under Diageo, it still leans on Texas identity, Golden Promise barley, and custom new-oak programs that drink bold and barrel-forward.
Owned by Diageo.
Visit
Tue–Sat 12:00–9:00 PM CT; closed Mon & Sun
The bottle shop and tasting room take walk-ins. Guided tours are 21 and over, with no infants or children, and should be booked ahead.
225 S 11th St, Waco, TX 76701
8 bottles

Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky
Corn · 92 proof · Aged at least 12 months
$44.99Own distillate
Balcones Bottled in Bond Texas Rye Whisky
Rye · 100 proof · 4 yr
$49.95Grain to glass
Balcones Brimstone Whisky
Corn · 106 proof
$62.99Grain to glass
Balcones Cataleja Texas Single Malt Whisky
Malt · 118 proof
$109.81Own distillate
Balcones Lineage Texas Single Malt Whisky
Malt · 94 proof
$36.99Grain to glass
Balcones Texas "1" Single Malt Whisky
Malt · 106 proof
$74.99Own distillate
Balcones Texas Pot Still Bourbon
Bourbon · 92 proof · 2 yr
$39.49Grain to glass
Balcones True Blue 100 Whisky
Corn · 100 proof
Grain to glass