BOURBON BLOG

It’s no secret that Garrison Brothers is always pushing the bounds of what one can do with whiskey. As the first legal bourbon distillery outside of Kentucky, we’re used to blazing new trails across the Lone Star State, with each new release pushing us ahead of the pack. Though we love stirring things up in […]

Less than a month from now, on July 29th, 8 bartenders from across the country will be going head-to-head in Austin, Texas in the 2021 Bourbon Brawl Presented By Garrison Brothers And Texas Monthly.  However, with so many amazing cocktails presented in the semi-finals, we didn’t want y’all to miss out on tasting some of […]

When I first purchased the plot of land that would become Garrison Brothers Distillery in 2004, the distillery’s new home of Hye, Texas was a far cry from the close-knit community you might typically expect from a small Texas town. Sure everyone would lift a hand, a hat, or a finger and wave it as […]

We Filled Barrel Number 30,000! To Celebrate, The Boys Want To Fry You Some Chicken. Last month Garrison Brothers Distillery achieved a major milestone; we filled our 30,000th 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 […]

With Covid-19 raging across the country throughout most of 2020, all of us at Garrison Brothers felt that it was time for us to do our part in helping to fight the pandemic. After all, as we always say, good bourbon can change the world. Ironically enough, however, our first step was to actually cut […]

It’s no exaggeration to say we’re living in an entirely different world than we were this time last year. All of us at Garrison Brothers started off 2020 with big plans. We were going to have hundreds of tastings, dozens of events at the distillery, and we were kicking off our search for the best […]

My name is Dan Garrison. I own and operate Garrison Brothers Distillery in Hye, Texas. We are making five brands of ultra-premium straight bourbon whiskey using small, medium and large format new white American oak barrels. We are proud of our bourbon and believe we are making the finest bourbon whiskey in America today. Our […]

  Rest In Peace Dave! You were a respected historian, author, distiller, and friend. You are probably the most influential reason that there are now thousands of small distilleries like mine in America today.   I will raise a glass to you tonight and fondly reminisce our nights drinking good bourbon by the fire-pit as […]

The 2018 Cowboy Bourbon Release What We Believe We believe good bourbon whiskey can change the world. We believe good bourbon whiskey builds solid friendships. We believe good bourbon whiskey yields stronger faith in man and God. We believe good bourbon whiskey creates legendary stories. We believe everyone should DRINK LIKE AN ADULT™! Introducing the […]

Operation HoneyDew Garrison Brothers Distillery has been in business, legally, since 2006. That’s 12 long years. For that entire time — nearly every damn day — my annoying lovely wife has been nagging strongly encouraging me to make a bourbon whiskey with hints of honey. But I have never tasted a honey-flavored bourbon I liked. […]