Garrison Brothers uses locally sourced grains, the most important being the Panhandle White Corn from Dallam County for their Garrison Brothers Small Batch Bourbon 2020. Dan Garrison sat down and created barrels that could stand the famous Texas heat. But none of those issues were heartbreaking than losing a good amount of whiskey to barrel leakage due to heat in my opinion. All the legislative issues and lack of experience created issues. Being the first legal bourbon distillery in Texas wasn't easy as you can imagine. We had sunset and a good tasting whiskey!ĭan Garrison put an incredible effort starting from the first day he commenced the distillery. As I received the bottle of Garrison Brothers Small Batch Bourbon 2020, I did give it a try immediately, and we actually enjoyed it with a friend on his patio without taking any tasting notes. We of course sipped some of their whiskies that night and I am sorry that it took some time for me to review a whiskey from them. That day, I was intrigued with their whiskey making process, their stories.
It is not to be taken too lightly, though, since HoneyDew is also an award-winning bourbon, receiving the Gold North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition Prize in 2020.I was in Houston, Texas for work in early 2019 and was talking to a bar manager at a great cocktail venue when I found myself talking Texas whiskey with the brand reps from a company called Garrison Brothers. It would be no wonder, since in the words of Dan Garrison, it is a magical nectar, light, delicate, gentle and floral – perfect for getting you through an intense summer. His prediction is most men will buy it for their wives or girlfriends but end up drinking it themselves. At 3,700 bottles, this makes it a very limited edition. Bottled at 80 proof, this honey-infused Texas bourbon is something that has never been done before and Todd says it might be their only release. Once fully immersed, they were moved inside a stainless-steel tank where the bourbon was allowed to slowly soak up the whole range of honey flavors for 7 months. Donnis Todd, their Master Distiller, took used bourbon barrels, cut them into small, wooden cubes and immersed them in honey. The 3rd experimental in a long line, HoneyDew is also made with one of their award-winning bourbons, the Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey, which is then infused with Burleson's Texas Wildflower Honey. When they released their iconic Cowboy Bourbon, people waited in lines outside the distillery just to be able to get a bottle. In 2020 alone, the list of accolades is long: Silver and Gold at San Francisco World Spirits Competition as well as Double Gold and the Innovation Award at Spirits International Prestige Awards, among others.
The barrels used today are custom made with staves thick enough to bear the heat and at Garrison Bros, they are very proud of their products. The barrels of their first batch gave in under the infamous Texas heat, but the spirit at Garrison Brothers was stronger and refused to yield. "We didn't want to make just any bourbon - we wanted to make the best bourbon ever made."Īdmittedly, it wasn't smooth sailing from the very beginning. "Like everything in the Lone Star State, our dreams were big from the start," says Dan Garrison, the distillery's owner. In 2006, it was granted the first distiller's permit for bourbon outside of Kentucky and Tennessee, making it the oldest legal whiskey distillery in Texas.
Situated on a rolling ranch in Texas Hill Country amidst wide open prairies under the scorching Texas sun, Garrison Brothers Distillery was founded in 2005.
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