Our Story
OUR FOUNDER
Dan Garrison
There’s a reason why Dan Garrison opened Texas’ first legal bourbon distillery. Well, several.
OUR PROCESS
Grain To Glass
We’re proud to create our world-class bourbons on our ranch in Hye, Texas. From the milling of the grains to the wax seal on the finished bottles, every step is done by us, for you.
OUR FAMILY
Meet The Team
Dan discovered his passion for bourbon making in 2001 after leaving behind his financially rewarding, yet unfulfilling, career in software marketing. A few years later in 2010, he sold his first bottle of Garrison Brothers Bourbon whiskey…
Nancy Garrison, also known as the queen bee of bourbon, is the Co-Founder of Garrison Brothers Distillery. Nancy’s proudest accomplishment is the creation of our award-winning HoneyDew bourbon…
The man. The myth. The legend. Master Distiller Donnis Todd has dedicated decades of his life to the art of bourbon-making. His passion shines through in the fruits of his labor: our award-winning bourbon whiskies…
Charlie Garrison drives national sales of our award-winning bourbon whiskies as the official Garrison Brothers Whiskey Peddler. He might be Dan Garrison’s brother, but if you ask him, he’s the better-looking one…
The Garrison Brothers journey is marked by key milestones that have shaped who we are today—click the arrows to explore the timeline to see how we’ve grown and evolved over the years.
2006
Distillery Established
2007
Distillery Permits Issued
2008
Legal Distilling
2010
First Releases (Young Gun & Small Batch)
2013
First Single Barrel and Cowboy Releases
2014
Expanding outside of Texas to
25 States
2017
Balmorhea, Estacado
Releases
2018
GB 2.0
New Sales
Team hired
2019
Double Gold at SFWSC
2020
HoneyDew, Hye Rye and Laguna Madre
Releases
2021
Guadalupe, Hurricane Tough
Releases
2022
Control States added
2023
44 States
Lady Bird Release
2024
10th Anniversary of Cowboy Bourbon, All 50 States