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Real Spirits - Texas Hill Country Distiller's Edition Straight Malt Whiskey
Crafted from three distinct whiskeys, each made with 85% malted barley and balanced by either corn, rye, or wheat, Distiller’s Edition captures the warmth and familiarity of a bourbon but with the mash bill of a straight malt whiskey.
Aged in new American oak and mingled at cask strength, it delivers a rich, malt-forward expression layered with notes of Mexican vanilla, caramel, macadamia, coconut, and hints of crème brûlée and nutmeg. Full-bodied, smooth, and complex — best enjoyed neat or with a splash of water.
Distiller’s Edition Straight Malt Whiskey started with a simple challenge: we wanted to make a bourbon, but our brewhouse wasn’t built for the traditional corn-heavy mash it requires. Bourbon must be made from at least 51% corn, and that thick, sticky mash can’t run through our lautering system without clogging it. Rather than change the way we brew, we decided to reimagine what a Texas bourbon could be.
Every element of Distiller’s Edition starts in the brewhouse, where we brew the beer (without the hops) that becomes each whiskey:
Barley and corn, from Kegger Lager, our 21st-anniversary pre-Prohibition style lager.
Barley and rye, from Full Moon Pale Rye Ale, the very first beer ever brewed at Real Ale.
Barley and wheat, from White, our retired Belgian-style wheat ale.
Each was brewed, fermented, distilled, and aged separately for more than four years in new American oak. Once matured, our distilling team carefully mingled the barrels in proportions designed to mirror the balance of sweetness, spice, and depth found in a fine bourbon — all made entirely here in Blanco.
A malt whiskey with the soul of a bourbon — shaped by craft, born from beer, and unmistakably Real.
