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