![]() ![]() Once Todd was satisfied that the cubes had absorbed the honey, he used cheesecloth to contain the cubes and immersed them in the stainless steel tank of bourbon every day for six months. “The cubes were then infused with more Burleson’s Honey by Matt Albrecht of River Drive Cooperage using a patented technique called Fiber Infusion Technology. ![]() He immersed the cubes in Burleson’s Texas Wildflower Honey. He then decimated all the empty bourbon barrels by sawing them into small wooden cubes. “Master distiller Donnis Todd emptied 176 four-year-old Garrison Brothers Small Batch Bourbon barrels, coopered by Black Swan Cooperage, into a stainless-steel tank, where the liquid mellowed for seven months. Nose: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof profile (tons of heat, vanilla, caramel, brown sugar) plus the Garrison Brothers whiskey profile I’m getting on each pour - interesting and really enjoyable Bourbon powerhouse plus menthol and honey. The nose is more pronounced and delivers butterscotch, oak, vanilla, and nutmeg. Garrison’s objections to flavored whiskies come from the fact that so many are syrupy, chemical concoctions several even made with propylene glycol. The bourbon has a beautiful, dark copper color and long legs. “Dan strongly objected due to his disdain for ‘flavored whiskies,’ hence the name ‘HoneyDew,’ as a play on ‘Honey Do’ requests. It has a nice moment on the front of the tongue, balanced between sweet, spicy, and nutty, then fades fast.Garrison Brothers HoneyDew (image via Garrison Brothers) 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. Taste, Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of caramel corn and oak, mesquite honey, pine, anise, grenadine, chocolate pudding, pecan pie, and. 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. That spirit is then aged under the beating heat of. The juice is a wheated bourbon made with local, Texas grains. There’s more wood evident than you’d expect, along with a red wine sweetness. The Whiskey: Garrison Brothers is a true grain-to-glass experience from Hye, Texas. Garrison Brothers Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey (47 ABV / 94 Proof, 70-90) dark. Again, it’s a smart move from a distiller who seems to have a very clear vision of what they are doing. ![]() It brings to mind an orange cream vanilla cake. Garrison Brothers have managed to skirt the Maker’s Mark dripping wax trademark by expertly squaring off the base of the wax on the bottle. Garrison Brothers Balmorhea Bourbon (2023) Balmorhea was first released in 2017, and it comes with a commitment from the distillery to donate 5 from each sale to Balmorhea State Park, home of the one of the world’s largest natural spring swimming pools. 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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