Welcome back to my occasional “state of the business” report about Garrison Brothers Distillery and scathing indictment of whatever is pissing me off in liquorland. I was once good about publishing this blog with some frequency, but I have spent too much time traveling in recent months to get it out consistently. And my wife […]
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 […]
Son of a Son of a Sailor I did not attend a military academy and did not serve our country. I wanted to though, and I considered applying to the Naval Academy for admission during my junior year of high school. Both my dad and my grandfather had attended the Academy and served in the […]
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 […]
About this time last year, we all watched anxiously as Hurricane Harvey came crashing ashore along the Gulf Coast. Many of us prayed for our friends, neighbors, and family members who were scattered along the Gulf, bravely facing the immediate blow and the subsequent weeks of devastating floods. Eighty-eight Texans lost their lives. Texas took […]
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. […]
These Boys and Girls Want To Fry You Some Chicken It’s time to wipe the dirt off your boots and polish your belt buckle! The 57th Annual Stonewall Peach Jamboree, Parade and Rodeo is Friday, June 15 and Saturday, June 16. There’s a rodeo and dance each night. Josh Ward is performing Friday night and […]
We all know Mom likes jewelry, flowers, chocolates, and cute cards. But you know what she likes most? Time spent with you. So this Mother’s Day, take some time to treat her to a tasty, homemade cocktail – a Mother’s Day gift she won’t soon forget. Curious how to craft this mother-worthy cocktail? We’ve got […]
Garrison Brothers Distillery Lands Five American Craft Spirits Associations Awards. Garrison Brothers Distillery ain’t the only thing Dan Garrison has founded. Back in 2013, he helped form the American Craft Spirits Association – a non-profit group representing the U.S. craft spirits industry. The ACSA is the only non-profit association for distillers. Winning medals, year after […]
Madder Than A Wet Hen Two recent actions have me concerned. The first is one of our state leaders is spending millions on television advertising, even during the Super Bowl, touting himself as a “principled conservative” and a good friend of President Donald Trump. Why would a virtually unopposed candidate spend millions of dollars to […]
