Texas’ Maverick Whiskey Debuts Its New Straight Bourbon

Maverick Whiskey is a relatively new San Antonio, Texas distillery that is housed inside a former historic bank building with Greek architectural overtones to it. It is from within this beautiful structure Maverick has been releasing some early on products, including white and light whiskeys. Joining these now is a new flagship style offering in the form of a straight bourbon whiskey.

The new Maverick Whiskey Straight Bourbon Whiskey, according to those behind it, is distilled from a mash of Texas-grown corn and rye. It has been aged a minimum of two years in charred, white oak barrels and is proofed to 88 (44% alcohol by volume) using reverse osmosis filtered water so that it “sips nicely neat yet holds up on-the-rocks or in your favorite whiskey cocktail.” It is also non-chill filtered.

As it stands now right this Texas high-rye bourbon is available around $50 per 750 ml bottle directly from the distillery. There was no immediate mention of other distribution plans as of yet. You’ll find some official tasting notes below from Maverick Whiskey.

The nose is very sweet with notes of crème brûlée, caramel, and stone fruit. Charred oak is prevalent as well. The palate is delightfully smooth with notes of sweet black tea, cola, and cinnamon. The finish, while silky, has the peppery bite of eye and a touch of menthol.