Garrison Brothers Balmorhea Bourbon is a sublimely smooth, uniquely Texan bourbon whiskey. Master Distiller Donnis Todd fills 22 new American white oak barrels from The Barrel Mill – a Minnesota cooperage – with a freshly-distilled 114-proof white dog. The barrels are then aged in the relentless West Texas heat for two years. The liquid inside cycled through the wood's pores and crevices, extracting every flavor possible.
In 2015, Donnis lugged the barrels in from the barns and dumped the liquid into stainless steel tanks. He then rolled a few 27-gallon Kelvin Cooperage barrels below the tank spigot from Louisville, Kentucky, and filled them with two-year-old straight bourbon.
The result is a magnificent Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey that is bold but majestically crafted — having been aged four years in new American white oak barrels, then transferred to a second new American white oak barrel — simply put, this 2-time US Micro Whisky of the Year* winner is bourbon candy in a bottle.