Garrison Brothers Bourbon - Texas' First Bourbon

kydsid · 05-25-2011, 09:19 PM

This is the first bourbon made outside of TN and KY in the US and is a Texas original down to its ingredients.

They started with a 2008 vintage and release teaser 375ml bottles twice in 2010 that sold out within days.
Recently the first full 750ml bottles came out. Only available in the Texas hill country , a scant hand numbered
4200 bottles were made available. I had to pull a few favors to get these bottles.

I am not a bourbon fiend, but do enjoy a good bourbon and beer from time to time so bear with me.

On to the review:

Tasting done neat with a side of water.

Pours clean and neat with a lovely caramel color. Very fruity nose with a definite hint of the heat
to come (94 proof). First sip is cool to the lips, with a great bourbon flavor (sorry can't describe this).
When swallowed a punch of heat followed by mellow warmth. As the warmth subside nice woodsy after taste.

All in all a good bourbon to pair with cigars, but then again I haven't found one that doesn't.

As their distribution increases I hope to be able to source this bourbon consistently. It is a worthy effort
of a small family owned distillery, something we woefully lack in Texas.

http://www.garrisonbros.com/garrison...n_whiskey.html

05-26-2011, 08:13 AM

Sounds very interesting. I would love to try this bourbon and see how similar/different it is to some of my favorite KY bourbons. Thanks for the review and for giving me a new bottle to search for! ;-)

05-25-2011, 09:19 PM	#1
kydsid Ditat Deus Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Jason Location: Among the Pines Posts: 2,361 Trading: (46)	Garrison Brothers Bourbon - Texas' First Bourbon This is the first bourbon made outside of TN and KY in the US and is a Texas original down to its ingredients. They started with a 2008 vintage and release teaser 375ml bottles twice in 2010 that sold out within days. Recently the first full 750ml bottles came out. Only available in the Texas hill country , a scant hand numbered 4200 bottles were made available. I had to pull a few favors to get these bottles. I am not a bourbon fiend, but do enjoy a good bourbon and beer from time to time so bear with me. On to the review: Tasting done neat with a side of water. Pours clean and neat with a lovely caramel color. Very fruity nose with a definite hint of the heat to come (94 proof). First sip is cool to the lips, with a great bourbon flavor (sorry can't describe this). When swallowed a punch of heat followed by mellow warmth. As the warmth subside nice woodsy after taste. All in all a good bourbon to pair with cigars, but then again I haven't found one that doesn't. As their distribution increases I hope to be able to source this bourbon consistently. It is a worthy effort of a small family owned distillery, something we woefully lack in Texas. http://www.garrisonbros.com/garrison...n_whiskey.html __________________ Check out the Cigar Asylum Newbie Sampler Trade

05-26-2011, 08:13 AM	#2
baddevildog82 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Garrison Brothers Bourbon - Texas' First Bourbon Sounds very interesting. I would love to try this bourbon and see how similar/different it is to some of my favorite KY bourbons. Thanks for the review and for giving me a new bottle to search for! ;-)