Garrison Brothers Texas Single Barrel

I'm not a whisky guru but I've tasted enough to know that this is excellent bourbon. I love the unique and very flavorful profile, along with a smoothness and absence of the "soured" finish that I get with a lot of bourbons. Fortunately I got to try it without having to buy it as it is expensive. I don't know if it's worthy of the price but it's worthy of 5 stars in my book. I wish I had a cabinet full of it.

2nd November 2017

You can taste the quality that goes into making Garrison Brother's bourbon. The single Barrel is my favorite. To date I have tried three different barrels. All three were a little different and excellent. Because it's young the taste of the sweet corn in present along with lots of vanilla, spice and oak. I like it neat. On the quality issue 4oz of the average bourbon will give me a dull headache. However 4oz of Garrison Brothers does not give me a headache.

29th December 2016

Tastes like young bourbon, because it is young bourbon. Usually producers try to cover up the young whisky by mixing with older in blends, but this is just flat out young whisky. If you're a fan of this, have at it. But for $100+ per bottle, you better be a big fan of young bourbon. I am not, and I'm glad I had a chance to sample this before buying. The bottle and story are great, but IMO this juice is very immature.

29th August 2016

As a Texas resident, I was lucky enough to take a tour of the distillery during a trip to the Hill Country last year. Who knew that the limestone in central Texas was perfect for this? With a little guidance from some of the Tennessee pros, the folks at the distillery are definitely working toward a brilliant product. My husband, brother, and I found the regular GB bourbon to be a tad more astringent than we prefer. Over the course of our Thanksgiving holiday, however, we were given a bottle of the Single Barrel -- what a difference! A nice balance of sweet and spicy, and a smoother finish than the blended. This has become our go-to bourbon, one we share with our closest friends after dinner and over cards.

15th December 2015