Garrison Brothers Introduces Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey

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No, Texas retailers don't ship in general. There's only a handful of retailers getting this and all of them are near the distillery. None made it to the Houston market....except for Wade's road trip.

Randy

PS Don't even ask.:cry:

[fishnbowljoe]

No, Texas retailers don't ship in general. There's only a handful of retailers getting this and all of them are near the distillery. None made it to the Houston market....except for Wade's road trip.

Randy

PS Don't even ask.:cry:

But....but....but....:crazy: Oh well. (shrug) :slappin: Joe

[camduncan]

But....but....but....:crazy: Oh well. (shrug) :slappin: Joe

What Joe said :grin: :slappin:

[OscarV]

Not that anyone asked, but I'd just like to interject that unlike beer and wine, the Big Boys of Spirits do do it better.

[cowdery]

Not that anyone asked, but I'd just like to interject that unlike beer and wine, the Big Boys of Spirits do do it better.

Just because most microdistillery products haven't surpassed their macro cousins doesn't mean they never will. A couple are knocking on the door.

[cowdery]

For anyone in the area, Dan Garrison is doing store visits tomorrow and Saturday.

• Western Beverage in Fredericksburg – Friday, Nov. 5 from 10 to noon

• Hill Country Liquors in Blanco – Friday, Nov. 5 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm

• Judy’s Liquors in Fredericksburg – Saturday, Nov. 6 from 4 to 5 pm

Dan doesn't know if those stores have anything left to sell or not, but if you already have a bottle and would like him to write something personal on it, he will.

I criticize companies that I think treat us like chumps so it seems only fair that I commend folks that treat their customers with respect.

[Leopold]

Not that anyone asked, but I'd just like to interject that unlike beer and wine, the Big Boys of Spirits do do it better.

[cowdery]

What did he say about the size of Oscar's plant?

[macdeffe]

Just to put things into perspective price wise

1. Other new craft distillieries outside USA has released new products the last years

2. Bourbon is blessed with the fact it actually is maturing faster so a young bourbon is something else than a young scottish malt. When a 2yo bourbon can be described as young, a 3yo scottish malt whisky is unusually and you could say exceptionally young

Kilchoman is/was around 50-60£ for their first/current bottlings

St George in England was /is around 35-40£ (The cheap one!)

Now grab something and hold it

Here in Denmark we have seen 5 distilleries startup the last years. Only 2 of them have released products. Mind you, its very small productions

First one to produce a whisky sold the first botttles of the first cask for a price of approx 140$, when they sold half of them they doubled the price

2nd Distillery to produce a whisky choosed another path. They presold the first cask for approx 550$ a bottle at the day of distilling. You got an empty bottle a 3 years wait time for that

Newer bottlings are now 140$ ish

3/4 distillery to release bottlings have announced a price of 200-300$ a bottle

I recall seing an east coast american distillery with similar prices

I tasted the product of the first dansih distillery. I read reviews of the 2nd one. I bet Garrison's Bourbon tastes better than those :-)

Steffen :slappin:

[macdeffe]

It was Nantucket Notch Whisky (single malt) from Triple Eight Distillery in Massachussets

The distillery's name gives away the bottle price :bigeyes:

Steffen

[jdodso3]

Had a buddy pick me up a bottle of this this weekend (he is from Fredericksburg), and finally had a chance to have a few glasses tonight after work. Though a bit pricey, it is a very unique bourbon, unlike any I have tried. It has a very intriguing flavor profile, definitely worth trying if you can.

I had a chance to meet Dan and take the tour back in July, and I was very impressed with the operation. I plan on visiting a few more times for sure. Dropped him the last few inches of my van Winkle Rye as a thank you for giving me the tour.

If any one would like a sample, I'd be willing to trade a few ounces if you PM me.

[doubleblank]

I finally opened a bottle last night and here are my impressions.

The nose has the graininess (sp) I have experienced with young whiskey with some wood notes too.

The graininess softens on the palate where typical bourbon sweetness begins to show. The butterscotch is there but not the butterscotch bomb I was expecting. The finish is very long where the oak and graininess reappears.

All in all it is a very balanced young whiskey and a nice first release from Dan.

Randy

[OscarV]

I finally opened a bottle last night and here are my impressions.

The nose has the graininess (sp) I have experienced with young whiskey with some wood notes too.

The graininess softens on the palate where typical bourbon sweetness begins to show. The butterscotch is there but not the butterscotch bomb I was expecting. The finish is very long where the oak and graininess reappears.

All in all it is a very balanced young whiskey and a nice first release from Dan.

Randy

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Randy, I am not trying to be a jerk, but let me ask you.

Do you have a bottle of Mellow Corn BIB?

If so do a side-by-side tasting with this Garrison for us.

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What's the point of that Oscar? Mellow Corn has a corn-oily mouthfeel and flavor to it to me. Completely different animal except that they're both youngish. If you don't want to buy any of Dan's whiskey (or any other micro), that's OK.

Randy

[OscarV]

Like I said, I'm not trying to be a jerk, I just thought I'd get a little chit-chat going.

Hey like they say on the hardfloor, no blood, no foul.:cool:

[cowdery]

I agree with Randy. No comparison. Mellow Corn is aged in used barrels whereas Garrison is aged in new charred barrels, aged in the hot, dry climate of the Texas Hill Country and the result is really remarkable, in terms of how much flavor the spirit has absorbed from the wood. Mellow Corn not so much.

[cowdery]

Dan reports that all of this release has been sold. None of the stores have any. However, most of the bars and restaurants around Fredericksburg have plenty if you want a taste.

[cowdery]

Garrison Brothers has just announced a Spring 2011 release of about 4,300 bottles, all in Texas, of course. Let the stampede begin. Hide the kids, hide the wife.

[bcrossan]

This one will actually be sold in populated areas. Austin and San Antonio are supposed to get some

[birdman1099]

This one will actually be sold in populated areas. Austin and San Antonio are supposed to get some

Do you have your case ordered yet????:grin:

[Neat]

i'm supposed to get a bottle soon from this release. looking forward to seeing what it tastes like.

[gburger]

It's out now. Hurry before they are all gone.

[cowdery]

They're having a launch event in Chicago on April 11.

[T Comp]

They're having a launch event in Chicago on April 11.

See Chuck I'm not crazy or too full of bourbon :grin: , I did read it here! However hold your horses fellow Midwesterners, this was meant for the Angel Envy thread and we will still have a long time coming for any Garrisons to make it up this way.

[cowdery]

Good catch. No, definitely no Garrison coming to Chicago. Angel's Envy has the 4/11 launch event.