In addition to their flagship Small Batch release, Garrison Brothers has introduced a growing range of Bourbons in the past few years that all feature this intense, flavor-rich style. The heat, along with these other factors of place leads to a final product that is 100% distinct when looking at the array of Bourbon in America today. But, in Hye specifically, the Garrison Brothers barrels are subjected to year-round heat up to 12 months of 80+ degree weather with intense summer days and big temperature shifts between morning and afternoon. You get this with the whiskeys from Waco-based Balcones as well. Unlike Kentucky, which has a cool season, Garrison Brothers’ Texas whiskey ages pretty much non-stop, causing more barrel extraction and leading to more flavor. Garrison Brothers Distillery, Hye, Texas (Credit: ) But perhaps the greatest influence on the unique flavor of Garrison Brothers’ Bourbons is the hot climate of Hye in which the whiskeys mature. The distillery uses water from a limestone-rich aquifer on the property grounds. Garrison Brothers uses locally-grown corn, red winter wheat, and two-row barley in their mash. What makes Garrison Brothers Small Batch, and the rest of their lineup, so different? It comes down to a few key influences.įirst: local grains. That whiskey is now the flagship of the brand’s growing portfolio, and in my opinion is one of the best, standard-release craft Bourbons in America today (based on quality, taste, and uniqueness). Garrison Brothers’ first product, Small Batch Texas Straight Bourbon, was initially released in 2010. As one of the first distilleries to bring whiskey production back to Texas in the post-prohibition era, Garrison Brothers has helped to define a Texas style of Bourbon that is brazenly full-throttled and jam-packed with wood-saturated flavor. Since 2006, Dan Garrison and his team have been carving out their own, very unique niche in the new American Bourbon landscape.
One such producer is Garrison Brothers, a fast-growing distillery based in Hye, Texas. And thanks to a booming craft spirits market, we’re seeing an influx of Bourbon producers from all over the country who are bringing new flavors and new styles to this once very traditional, Kentuckian spirit. The reality is that Bourbon can be made anywhere in the United States. In fact, some of the best Bourbon on the market today is coming from outside the Bluegrass State. It’s a common misconception that Bourbon has to come from Kentucky.
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