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Garrison Brothers Cowboy Bourbon (2021 Release)

Bourbon — Texas, USA

Reviewed June 7, 2023 (edited October 10, 2023)
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
N: Sticky plums, cocoa powder, ground coffee, honey, mint and dried herbs, fresh cut wood and sawdust, pencil shavings, honey roasted peanut, milk chocolate (or maybe chocolate milk?), vanilla, maybe some bread pudding. Subtle but still solid hit of ethanol which is eventually numbing. P: Rich cocoa, sticky toffee, honey, oak and earth, bread, and then the dreaded GB wet cardboard hits. Some people call it the Garrison funk and quite like it. My palate is apparently different. Once I taste that wet cardboard, I taste almost nothing else. Pushing it to the sides of my tongue, I do get some plums or raisin, dusty book, little more earth, but also more wet cardboard. F: Plenty of heat - hot ethanol burn going down with oak and cinnamon spice, caramel, touch of vanilla with dark, dried red fruit, and then some wet cardboard. Well, I suppose I wish could taste this the way @Ctrexman does, but that's just not the case. None of the GB I've tried has really worked for me. Think this is likely my last one. More for the rest of you... _______________________ Please come join an unofficial Distiller community on Discord (now one whole year old!): https://discord.gg/4nfePCdyKM. We chat spirits (and other things) in real time while being a great resource to each other for recommendations, finding deals, and generally enjoying the journey together. (If the link is expired, please post a comment and I will gladly and usually quickly provide a new one. Lately, I have not been able to tag people who have asked for the link, so please check back when you can. Or, better still, look for a more recent review of mine which should have the most current link.)
220.0 USD per Bottle
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  • Ctrexman
    June 21, 2023

    That said the pricing is ass sucking ridiculous

  • Ctrexman
    June 21, 2023

    Okay I looked for and have found the wet cardboard. I understand your disdain for Garrison but this cardboard note is picked up differently by most. Its a unique note that many love. Lets call it Texas peat and say its an acquired taste not all will enjoy. I respect your opinion but still defend Cowboy as there has not been another bourbon I have tried on its level

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