COWBOY BOURBON®

Every now and then, Garrison Brothers releases one of the most highly-coveted bourbon whiskies in America; Cowboy Bourbon. From Dan and Donnis’ favorite barrels, the liquid is set aside for a couple of years and bottled at cask-strength, uncut and unfiltered.

UNCUT, UNFILTERED

TEXAS STRAIGHT

BOURBON

WHISKEY

70.1%

ALC/VOL

140.2

PROOF

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Every now and then, Garrison Brothers releases one of the most highly-coveted bourbon whiskies in America: Cowboy Bourbon®. This incredible bourbon has been recognized with numerous Platinum and Gold awards at several prestigious spirits competitions, such as the 2023 ASCOT Awards, the 2024 SIP Awards, and the 2024 TAG Global Spirits Awards, to name a few. Unlike our Small Batch, Cowboy Bourbon comes from Dan and Donnis’ favorite barrels. These barrels are set aside for a couple of years for further maturation and the liquid is bottled at cask-strength, uncut and unfiltered. It’s the ultimate ambrosia.

It takes a special barrel to create a bourbon nectar sweet enough to be enjoyed at such a high proof. The potency normally overpowers the flavor. This ain’t the case with Cowboy Bourbon – it’s so sweet, the flavor overpowers its proof. And you can thank the Texas heat for that.

Out here, it’s 100 degrees six months of the year, and even hotter inside our steel barns. It might seem crazy to buy high quality barrels and torture them this way, but that’s how we extract all the flavor from the American oak. As it matures, the bourbon cycles through the wood’s pores and crevices, yielding a distinct color and bold flavors—everything rich and good about bourbon without the heat.

But as delicious as it all sounds, make sure you proceed with caution; barrel-proof bourbon is not for everyone. It should always be savored in moderation. For something strong enough to run a car engine, the finish is incredibly smooth. It’s peppery, with a restrained current of warmth. While surprising, maybe it ought not be, as that restraint makes it ideal for summertime drinking. This stuff was heat-forged in Texas, after all.

Tasting Notes

NOSE Gentle with notes of worn leather and tobacco. Sweet with hints of fresh-baked monkey bread.
PALATE Thick and syrup-like with caramel, brown sugar and molasses. Fruity notes of dates, raisins and carob.
FINISH Smooth and short with notes of chocolate bark and caramel.
COLOR Dark Cacao Chocolate.
Garrison Brothers Small Batch Bourbon

”A velvety-smooth, flawless sipper that packs plenty of punch."

— DAN GARRISON —

Awards

Uncut. Unfiltered. Unrivaled.

It takes a special barrel to create a bourbon sweet enough to be enjoyed at such a high proof. In most cases, the potency overpowers the flavor. Not with Cowboy – it’s so sweet, the flavor overpowers the high proof.
Dan Garrison and Master Distiller Donnis Todd select their favorite barrels as the liquid inside ages. They choose these casks based on aroma, taste and color and allow them to soak up the sun for as long as necessary. In Hye, it’s 100 degrees six months of the year, and even hotter inside our steel barns, so our ambrosia extracts flavor from the American oak much faster than in other bourbon-making territories.
When Dan and Donnis are positive that the nectar has soaked up all of the oak’s delicious qualities it has to offer, these pre-selected barrels are combined in a steel tank, bottled and sealed with a wax star. Our other expressions are cut with rainwater to lower the proof, but adding anything else to our precious Cowboy would be a disservice. It emerges from the barrels absolutely perfect; the true embodiment of pure, unfiltered, cask-strength bourbon whiskey.

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