My sister married a man who’s family owned a distillery in Houston that made good vodka, and tequila. But their bourbon? I got one of their first batches. It tasted OK, at first... but then, my upper lip went numb.
I asked: Where did they get the water? Local, from Houston.
That’s all I needed to hear. I still have a nearly full bottle of it.
It’s hard to make aged spirits in hot states as it negatively affects the aging process.