Garrison Brothers Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2015 Release)

I see lots of great reviews on this. It’s not for me. An overpowering floral, perfume-like, note was just too much.

Just did a flight picked by the bartender. Angels Envy, Woodford, Woodford Double Oaked, and this one. This was the clear loser. Not even close to being a a $30 dollar bottle. People pay 80 for this? Just burn with no character. I'd probably pick this over Devil's Cut if they were both 20 bucks. Let me know when that happens.

There is obvious attention to detail with my bottle, vintage 2015. The cork is sealed with a heavy wax dip (like on Makers Mark, only this is black), the pull string is a strip of rawhide leather, the corn in the mash is Panhandle White grown in Dallam County and harvested in 2011, distilling was in 2012, bottled in 2015, this is bottle No. 32879, and in is signed by the the Garrison brothers. Almost forgot, there is a Texas lone star stamped in the wax atop the cork. This 94 proof elixir pours a beautiful dark amber in the glass. The nose is a mixture of corn sweetness, bread dough, oak spice, and an overall floral note. (The nose reminds me of the nose of Sazerac rye, though there is no rye in this.) In the mouth the corn sweetness, the fresh bread dough, and the oak spice are all on display in a well balanced dance of flavors. It is as smooth and easy going as a 80-86 proof whiskey. The Texas heat of their locale west of Austin has really worked on the barrels, this comes across more like a six year old bourbon rather than a three. A few drops of water doesn't seem to open up any other different flavor notes and seems to diminish the intensity of the flavors, so I don't recommend adding water.

(2019 release) Nose: sweet leather and vanilla, fruity, corn Palate: sweet kettle corn on the front, mild spice in the middle, oak and tobacco flavors on the way down. Thin bodied. Medium finish