Garrison Brothers Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey
Garrison Brothers Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey is a 750mL Texas straight bourbon bottled at 94 proof (47% ABV) — the flagship of Texas' first legal whiskey distillery, in Hye. Its sweet mash of #1 food-grade corn, soft red winter wheat and barley is aged at least three years in American white oak under the scorching Texas sun, which pulls a darker, richer character from the barrels than temperate ageing allows. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 47% (94 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: At least 3 years in American white oak
- Mash bill: #1 food-grade corn, soft red winter wheat and barley (brand copy: 74% corn, 15% wheat, 11% barley)
- Distillery: Garrison Brothers Distillery, Hye, Texas — founded 2006, grain-to-glass, nothing sourced
- Origin: Texas Hill Country, USA
The Flagship of Texas Bourbon
Dan Garrison founded his Hye distillery in 2006 — the first legal whiskey distillery in Texas — betting that Hill Country heat would make bourbon faster and bolder: extreme summers drive the spirit in and out of the oak, concentrating flavour in years rather than decades. Small Batch is the bottling that carries the house style, honoured on its official page with 2024 wins including Texas Distillery of the Year at the New York International Spirits Competition and Double Gold at the TAG Global Spirits Awards and SIP Awards. Explore the distillery on the Garrison Brothers vendor page, or browse our bourbon whiskey collection.
Tasting Notes
Per the brand's published notes: golden delicious apple and honey on the nose with sweet floral verbena, fresh-cut grass, saddle leather and cinnamon; honeysuckle and orange candy on the palate with yellow pound cake, baking spices, lemon gumdrops and sugar cookies; a long finish of smoky county-fair caramel apple with walnuts and cinnamon.
How to Enjoy
Neat or over a single large cube — the Texas oak intensity holds up to dilution, and the wheated softness makes it an approachable first Texas bourbon. More wheated bourbons are in our bourbon whiskey collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Garrison Brothers Small Batch a wheated bourbon?
Yes — its mash replaces rye with soft red winter wheat alongside #1 food-grade corn and barley, giving a softer, sweeter spice profile.
Why does Texas bourbon taste so oaky so young?
Texas heat: extreme temperature swings push the whiskey deep into the barrel wood and back out far faster than in Kentucky, extracting colour and oak flavour in a minimum of three years.
Does Small Batch have a vintage year?
The current official bottling carries no vintage — buy it as the distillery's flagship Small Batch, not a year-dated release.
Texas heat, wheated softness, flagship depth — order Garrison Brothers Small Batch Bourbon online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.