We are excited to be partnering with Chef Thomas Holt and general manager Chris Petruska at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Dallas next Wednesday, July 9. We will begin at 6:30 pm with bourbon cocktails and a Meet and Greet with Dan Garrison. Yeah, sorry, you’re stuck with me. Dinner will be served at 7:00 and paired with Garrison Brothers […]
THESE BOYS WANT TO FRY YOU SOME CHICKEN!
If you’re headed to the Hill Country this summer, plan your trip for June 20th and 21st, for the Stonewall Peach Jamboree and Rodeo, the finest slice of redneck Americana one will ever experience. The 53rd Annual Peach Jamboree, Parade and Rodeo is Friday and Saturday. There’s an awesome small town rodeo and dance each night and they […]
Bourbon Dinner with Chef Craig Doyle at Ruth’s Chris Fort Worth
If you were unable to join us in Hye this past Saturday for The Stillhouse Series Dinner with Chef Jon Bonnell, then you missed an extraordinary once-in-a-lifetime event. That’s the bad news. The good news is that we’re packing the truck with bourbon for another sensational dinner in Fort Worth […]
Dinner in The Barrel Barn with Chef Jon Bonnell
What: A Once In A Lifetime Culinary Experience Where: Garrison Brothers Barrel Barn When: Saturday, April 12, 2014 Why: Benefitting the Hye Preservation Society Cost: $175 per plate or $1,000 for a table of 6 Reservations: www.stillhouseseries.com Friends, It is my great honor to announce that legendary Fort Worth Chef Jon Bonnell will be cooking us dinner in the Barrel […]
Texas Bourbon News, Spring 2014
This winter has been brutally cold. As I write this, it is 30 degrees and raining. We’ve been bottling bourbon out here in Hye and freezing our corks off. Thank God for the gorgeous glass of warm, amber liquid beside me. That’s straight bourbon and it’s good. Never mind that it’s 6 am. And quit […]
Cowboy Bourbon from Garrison Brothers: American Micro Whiskey of the Year
Author’s Note: This blog is dedicated to all the “professional investors” who, in the early 2000s, told me I’d never be able to make my own bourbon in Texas and should just buy it from a large producer like everyone else does. You sons-of-bitches will never know the pride I feel right now. Yesterday, the […]
Garrison Brothers™ Introduces Texas’ First Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Exclusively Available at Garrison Brothers Distillery in Hye, Texas November 1, Hye, Texas – The bourbon whiskey makers at Garrison Brothers Distillery are pleased to announce the introduction of Garrison Brothers Single Barrel, the first single barrel straight bourbon whiskey ever made in Texas. Initially, these rare bottles will not be available at liquor stores; […]
Texas Bourbon News, Fall 2013
The Texans are causing trouble again. A liquor store manager at one of the mega-chains recently asked me to stop sending our “salespeople” into his stores. He said they’re asking for Garrison Brothers so often that they just can’t keep it in stock. I replied, “We don’t have any salespeople. Those are called customers. Could […]
Carnivores and Bourbon Drinkers Unite!
Yeah, I know: Texans have once again drank the state dry of Garrison Brothers Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Last week I promised to bring a few bottles to tailgate parties. But after visiting four Twin Liquors, two Specs, and Cypress Valley Spirits, I was only able to find three bottles. As I understand it every Twin Liquors […]
Reserve 101, Bourbon 101 and An Event for Entrepreneurs
First, I want to let you know that almost all the bottles of Garrison Brothers bourbon we’ve ever introduced are now completely sold out. All 2010, 2011 and 2012 vintages are completely gone. Only 200 cases of the Spring 2013 Vintage remain in our distributor’s warehouses. If you see one of these bottles in your local […]