For Garrison Brothers, if you distill it, they will come. I watched a video of people lining up in their cars for the 2018 Cowboy Bourbon release, and it reminds me of the scene from the movie Field of Dreams. Two things: You have to pick them up in person at the distillery, and you are allowed one per person. Garrison Brothers will release their Cowboy Bourbon for 2021 on September 25 th. If you want a bottle, you need to get on your horse. Cowboy Bourbon is uncut and unfiltered and bottled at a robust 131.3 proof. In the video, I talked about their limited releases. A single barrel is a single barrel, and they can be pretty different from barrel to barrel even though they have the same mash bill, aging, etc. A small-batch, by definition, is a combination of barrels that create a unique or specific flavor profile. Always remember that no two barrels of whiskey are ever identical. I have had the distinct pleasure of trying some truly outstanding single-barrel bourbons, but once in a while, a small batch bourbon beats the single barrel. The single barrel is good, but in several ways, aroma, taste, mouthfeel the Garrison Brothers Small Batch is my choice between the two. The blending of the small-batch has created a sweet, smooth, and approachable bourbon. Garrison Brothers Small Batch Bourbon Beats their Single Barrel?ĭuring our tasting review, we found that the small-batch bourbon beats the single barrel in this case. Taste, Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of caramel corn and oak, mesquite honey, pine, anise, grenadine, chocolate pudding, pecan pie, and. There is a boast about the impact of scorching Texas summers on their spirits, and from what I saw, their three-year-old bourbons had the rich color of a much older bourbon. Their distillery is the first legal bourbon distillery in Texas history. Founded in 2006, they refined their mash bill until they created an extraordinarily satisfying and now famous whiskey. Garrison Brothers Distillery introduced their bourbon whiskey in 2010 and has never looked back. Image provided by Garrison Brothers Distillery. An example of their aging warehouses in Texas. It has a nice moment on the front of the tongue, balanced between sweet, spicy, and nutty, then fades fast.If you distill it they will come is a fitting statement for Garrison Brothers Bourbon. The downside of the lower alcohol content is that it doesn’t have much of a finish. Its lower alcohol content allows the sweetness to come to the fore. Pepper.” I’ll stand by that description with the Small Batch, as well. (Bringing down its 134.8 proof.) I wrote that with enough water, it starts to taste like “chocolate and cherries, with maybe a hint of Dr. Palate: In my recent review of the 2022 Cowboy, I wrote that it gets sweeter the more water you add. There’s more wood evident than you’d expect, along with a red wine sweetness. It brings to mind an orange cream vanilla cake. For a relatively young, 3-year-old bourbon, the oak nose is significant. There seems to be something to the distillery’s claim that the punishing heat in Hye makes a difference in the aging process. Nose: Much like the Cowboy, the Small Batch hits your nose as sweet. Vital stats: Mash bill undisclosed, but at least 51% corn, which is labeled “food grade #1 white from farms in South Texas” on the side of the bottle, as well as wheat and barley aged at least three years in new American Oak 94 proof/47% alcohol by volume around $80 a bottle, but can price more. Tasting Notes: Garrison Brothers Small Batch (image via Scott Nelson/The Whiskey Wash) We review Garrison Brothers Small Batch, this Texas distillery’s flagship bourbon.
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