Chip Tate, the mastermind behind Balcones whiskey and now a sort of whiskey ronin, just arrived with his latest project, Gambit No. 6. Why number 6? Not because there are five gambits before it, but because it’s a 6 year old Kentucky bourbon that features 6 different finishes: in wine (Sonoma chardonnay and Sonoma cabernet sauvignon), apple brandy, oloroso sherry, muscatel, and Tokaji casks.
If that sounds like a lot, it is. But that, as Tate says, is “the gambit.” Well, let