Unfiltered: Straight Bourbon and Peanut Butter
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 […]
Road Trip
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 […]
It’s Texas On The Rocks Y’all!
This Valentine’s Day, you are in for a treat. Garrison Brothers Distillery and our fellow Texas craft distillers are throwing a party in Austin that you will NOT want to miss. It’s called Texas On The Rocks and it will be held at the Austin Music Hall from 6 to midnight. The evening starts at […]
Bourbon at The Bird
Bar Manager Ryan Fussell and executive chef David McMillan have put together an extraordinary evening at Bird Café in Fort Worth on Monday, September 15 at 6:30. (Update, this dinner will be rescheduled, see note above.) Ryan, it seems, is a bit of a hoarder and has somehow amassed one of the greatest collections of […]
Summertime Fine Drinking and Dining
If you’re on the road in Colorado this summer and looking for a sensational place to dine and drink bourbon, we’ve got a savory suggestion… E3 Chophouse, Steamboat Springs, Colorado Brother Charlie is headed to Steamboat Springs, Colorado for a spectacular bourbon dinner at E3 Chophouse. General Manager David Eliason is hosting a Garrison […]
Garrison Brothers Bourbon Pairing Dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Dallas
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 next week. We are […]
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; […]
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 […]