![]() ![]() Garrison Brothers Small Batch ‘Smokebomb’ Cocktail Garrison Brothers Small Batch Old Fashioned We are sending out the wonderful Hunter Hein, our North Texas Market Manager so he can discuss these award-winning bourbon expressions, and the history of this truly iconic Texas distillery as well as answer your ‘spirited’ questions throughout the evening while we enjoy some of Chef Ying’s special dishes. We are returning to Next Bistro for another delightful tasting event. Passion Fruit Syrup, Demerara, Lemon, Cardamom Bitters, Peychaud’s Bitters GB Small Batch, Lemon, Pineapple, Orgeat, Crushed Ice, Blue Pineapple, Pansies GB Small Batch, Pineapple, Lemon, Grenadine, Lavender syrup, Ginger Beer GB HoneyDew, Macadamia Nut Syrup, Toasted Coconut Pineapple AllSpice Bitters, Coconut Water Ice Cube, Pineapple Garnish Tossed with shishito peppers and fresh herbs in a Bourbon Mango Habanero sauceįresh pork and celery with a bourbon soy dipping sauce House brisket & spam tossed with jasmine rice ![]() That’s not to mention the delectable food menu that Chef Jack has prepared to pair with these Tiki-themed cocktails. ![]() Our team of bartenders at the Whiskey Shack have been hard at work, reformulating classic Tiki drinks to show off all of the subtle flavors found in our award-winning bourbon Whiskey. The Tiki tradition is alive and well at Garrison Brothers Distillery and while we may not have a nice sea breeze or the sand between your toes but it doesn’t hurt to pretend! We’re hosting our annual “Hye-Land Time” a celebration complete with specialty cocktails, eclectic tropical decor, and more Hawaiian shirts than you could ever dream of out here in the Hill Country. After rounds of tear-filled high fives and brotherly hugs, we started talking about names – the easiest part of getting this sensational liquid to market. In 2017, the bourbon was dumped into a long, thin stainless steel trough we call The Whiskey Girl, and we all began nosing and tasting the results. This second round of barrels had far different lignin and chemical compositions than the original barrels because they had been scorched and toasted differently, caramelizing the sugars in a wonderful new way. He then rolled a few 27-gallon Kelvin Cooperage barrels from Louisville, Kentucky below the tank spigot and filled the barrels with the already two-year-old straight bourbon. In 2015, Donnis lugged the barrels in from the barns and dumped the liquid into stainless steel tanks. All the while, the liquid inside cycled through the wood’s pores and crevices, extracting every bit of flavor possible. The barrels were then aged in the relentless West Texas heat for two years. For a more full line up, follow this bottle up with the Balcones Texas Single Malt Whisky, peated single malt, and Mirador single malt.In 2013, our Master Distiller Donnis Todd filled 22 new American white oak barrels from The Barrel Mill – a Minnesota cooperage – with freshly-distilled 114 proof white dog. It’s also distilled in pot stills, which allows for more grain flavors to come through in the process than what happens with a column still. Both Scottish- and Texas-grown barley is used, and aging happens in refilled casks (like what’s done in Scotland) and new oak (like what’s required for bourbon). Lineage pays homage to the Scottish single malt tradition with a Texas twist. If you’re looking to get a sense of what Texas whiskey is all about, start with these three bottles from the Lone Star state.Īmerican single malt is officially the newest whiskey category in the country, with examples being made from coast to coast. Texas whiskeys, regardless of style, pack a lot of condensed flavor into the liquid, Himstedt says. Without the diurnal swings and seasons seen in a place like Kentucky or Oregon or Colorado, the barrels are exposed to high temperatures throughout the entire aging process. One reason might be the challenge of making spirits in the state. “It seems like a no-brainer that there would be, but we have found very little historical evidence for Texas making any legal whisky at all.” “One of the most terrifying and liberating parts of what we get to do is that there isn’t a significant Texas Whisky history,” Jared Himstedt, head distiller at Balcones, tells me over email. You’d never guess by tasting what’s out there. The first bourbon didn’t come out until 2010. Tito’s got the state’s first distiller license in 1995. One of the most interesting is Texas, both from a flavor perspective and from the fact that distillers in the state went from essentially zero to world-class in such a short period of time. While Kentucky usually gets the most attention, you can find great American whiskey in just about every state these days. ![]()
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