Open The Desert Door And Enter The World Of Sotol

As y’all probably already know, we’re pretty proud of the fact that we were the first ones to bring bourbon whiskey to the state of Texas. Since we first kicked off the Texas Bourbon Boom all those years ago, we’ve seen dozens of folks all across the Lone Star State fire up their own stills […]
Josh Davey is taking home the title of 2021 Bourbon Brawl Champion!

Well folks, the dust has settled and a champion has been crowned. After a knock-down elimination battle, all of us at the Garrison Brothers family are immensely proud to announce Josh Davey as the champion of the 2021 Bourbon Brawl Presented by Garrison Brothers & Texas Monthly. Josh is fighting out of Orange County, California, […]
The Road To Bourbon Brawl – Honorable Mention Cocktail Recipes

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 […]
Hye Hopes – A History Of The Hye Preservation Society

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 […]
Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner Is Back For 2021

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 […]
Operation Crush COVID-19 – PART 2

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 […]
Operation Crush COVID-19 – Part 1

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 […]
Cocktails To-Go

Friends, Many of our business partners at bars, restaurants, and hotels are struggling to survive. Times are tough for them, and for us. Governor Abbott has used his emergency authority to allow “cocktails to go” from our restaurant partners. We hope he will soon extend the same opportunity to distilleries since we are hurting too. […]
The Proposed “50-Gallon Standard”

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 […]
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner 2019

This year marks the 58th celebration of the Stonewall Peach Jamboree and Rodeo, or as we like to refer to it around the ranch: “The greatest display of country, redneck-Americana one can possibly experience.” It certainly has a nice ring to it. BUY TICKETS HERE On Friday, June 21 through Saturday, June 22, Hill Country […]
A Big and Bawdy Bottle of Balmorhea

If you enjoy rich, heavy bourbon whiskies that pack a punch, you’ve probably partaken of Balmorhea. If so, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Every time you buy a bottle of Balmorhea, we donate $5 to a 501c3 public charity our family and staff formed called Good Bourbon for a Good Cause. In […]
Rest in Peace, Dave

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 […]