American Craft Spirits Awards

American Craft Spirts Association Garrison Brothers Winners

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 […]

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Texas Bourbon News, Spring 2018

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 […]

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Barrel Harvest

Finally, the temperature has dropped. It’s chilly and dry. Trees are trimmed. Santa and Rudolph are on their way. This old-timer has got a little swagger in his step and a Boot Flask in his boot.  In Hye, Texas, its time to harvest bourbon barrels.  The ambrosia in these barrels is destined to become our […]

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The Best Craft Whiskey Distillery in America. Period, Dammit. Fall 2017 Newsletter

Welcome back to my untimely, controversial and partially clad “state of the business report” about Garrison Brothers Distillery. I hope you’ll appreciate the sarcasm in the title of this newsletter. Being “the best” is an odd thing. If you make cheeseburgers, it’s pretty important that somewhere in your establishment there is a sign that says […]

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Garrison Brothers Distillery Announces Operation Hurricane Tough

Garrison Brothers Distillery Announces Operation Hurricane Tough In Partnership with Team Rubicon, A Bourbon Fundraiser For Victims of Hurricane Harvey Hye, Texas (September 1, 2017) – Garrison Brothers Distillery announced today a unique way to give to the Hurricane Harvey rescue and relief efforts along the Texas Gulf Coast. On the day Harvey slammed into […]

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We’re Filling Barrel Number 10,000!

To Celebrate, These Boys Want To Fry You Some Chicken Next month Garrison Brothers Distillery will achieve a major milestone; we will fill our 10,000th 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 little hootenanny. The […]

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Whiskey Social and Fundraiser

  Whiskey Social and Fundraiser with Dr. Dawn Buckingham, candidate for Texas State Senate, District 24. The Barrel Barn at GARRISON BROTHERS DISTILLERY in Hye, Texas Thursday evening, November 3 from 6 to 7 p.m. Admission is free but a donation to Dr. Dawn Buckingham’s campaign is most welcome. POL. ADV. PAID FOR BY DR. […]

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Texas Bourbon News, Fall 2016

Welcome back to my occasional “state of the business report” about Garrison Brothers Distillery and my scathing indictment of whatever is currently pissing me off in liquor-land. I was once good about publishing this with some frequency but have spent too much time traveling in recent months. I would like to thank actor Matthew McConaughey […]

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Building a Bourbon Boat

    We’re not bullshitting you. We’re going to build a boat. Right here in Hye, Texas. And we need your help to do it. We need your used Garrison Brothers bourbon bottle corks. We are putting our money where our mouth is too. We will pay a bounty of $5 for every Garrison Brothers […]

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