BOURBON BLOG
Welcome back to my untimely, controversial and partially clad “state of the business report” about Garrison Brothers Distillery. I hope you’ll appreciate the sarcasm in the title of this newsletter. Being “the best” is an odd thing. If you make cheeseburgers, it’s pretty important that somewhere in your establishment there is a sign that says […]
Garrison Brothers Distillery Announces Operation Hurricane Tough In Partnership with Team Rubicon, A Bourbon Fundraiser For Victims of Hurricane Harvey Hye, Texas (September 1, 2017) – Garrison Brothers Distillery announced today a unique way to give to the Hurricane Harvey rescue and relief efforts along the Texas Gulf Coast. On the day Harvey slammed into […]
To Celebrate, These Boys Want To Fry You Some Chicken Next month Garrison Brothers Distillery will achieve a major milestone; we will fill our 10,000th bourbon barrel with the most delicious, delightful, sinfully good brown liquor ever made. For us that’s a pretty big deal. So, we’re going to put on a little hootenanny. The […]
Article Published on: Austin360.com Author: Arianna Auber Date: November 4, 2016 spirits. Made in the Hill Country, Garrison Brothers’ Cowboy Bourbon — a hard-to-find whiskey that sent Garrison fans into a frenzy last year over its release — might be more than just hype. For a second year, a revered whiskey critic has given it the U.S. […]
Whiskey Social and Fundraiser with Dr. Dawn Buckingham, candidate for Texas State Senate, District 24. The Barrel Barn at GARRISON BROTHERS DISTILLERY in Hye, Texas Thursday evening, November 3 from 6 to 7 p.m. Admission is free but a donation to Dr. Dawn Buckingham’s campaign is most welcome. POL. ADV. PAID FOR BY DR. […]
Welcome back to my occasional “state of the business report” about Garrison Brothers Distillery and my scathing indictment of whatever is currently pissing me off in liquor-land. I was once good about publishing this with some frequency but have spent too much time traveling in recent months. I would like to thank actor Matthew McConaughey […]
We’re not bullshitting you. We’re going to build a boat. Right here in Hye, Texas. And we need your help to do it. We need your used Garrison Brothers bourbon bottle corks. We are putting our money where our mouth is too. We will pay a bounty of $5 for every Garrison Brothers […]
If you are a veteran bourbon drinker, you have probably seen the term “unfiltered” or “non-chill filtered” on a whiskey bottle. But what does that really mean? When you buy a jar of organic, all natural, unfiltered peanut butter at the store, you fully expect a little oil to appear on the top of the peanut […]
This weekend, Friday, February 5 and Saturday, February 6, Garrison Brothers Distillery is taking over the legendary Gage Hotel in Marathon, Texas for our first annual Bourbon Excursion. That’s right, we have pretty much blocked off every room in the hotel for the ultimate bourbon-fueled weekend. All the rooms at the hotel are already sold […]
Badges? We Don’t Need No Stinking Badges. According to Chapter 6 of the ominous Federal Code of Regulations regarding alcohol, there are “prescribed standards of fill” to which all distilleries must adhere. The only approved bottle sizes for distilled spirits bottled in the United States are: 1.75 Liters, 1 Liter, 750 ml, 375 ml, 200 […]
The Fall 2014 Vintage of Garrison Brothers Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey, which is hitting liquor stores right now, is the oldest and finest tasting bourbon we have ever made. We are very proud of this bourbon and can’t wait to share some with you. But first, I feel the need to rant! Older Women, Faster […]
