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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
WINNER, WINNER CHICKEN DINNER
If you’re headed to the Hill Country this summer, plan your trip for this coming weekend, June 21st, for the Stonewall Peach Jamboree and Rodeo — undoubtedly the greatest display of pure, country, redneck-Americana one can experience. The 52ND Annual Peach Jamboree, Parade and Rodeo is THIS Friday and Saturday. There’s a rodeo and dance each night. The […]
Finally Summertime in Texas
Wanted to let ya’ll know about a few Garrison Brothers bourbon tastings and events happening around our great state this June. Hope you can come out and have a drink with me. Bourbon Pairing Dinner at the Fredericksburg Herb Farm Thursday evening, June 13, Fredericksburg Chef Taylor Fraser has taken over the kitchen at the gorgeous […]
The Cowboy Rides Away
Friends, Last week was bittersweet in Hye, Texas. A distributor’s truck arrived and hauled off an amazing little bourbon. “Little” may apply to the 375-ml size of the bottle, but nothing else is little about Garrison Brothers’ Cowboy Bourbon. This is the first new bourbon we have introduced since we released Garrison Brothers Texas Straight […]
Making Whiskey and Sausage at the State Capitol
They’re back and they’re ready to make some sausage. Texas legislators have once again invaded the state capitol in Austin. For those who follow this biennial pilgrimage of our esteemed leaders to the nation’s largest state capitol building, this is a time of hope, or more likely, a time to have one’s hopes crushed like grapes. […]
Christmas Update
When you signed up for this newsletter, I promised I’d send it just twice a year to keep from cluttering your in-box. Well, I lied. Here’s why: Yesterday, a 10-page story about Garrison Brothers Distillery broke in Southwest Airlines in-flight magazine, Spirit. When senior editor Alison Miller originally approached us about it, we knew it […]
