So with that grab yourself a glass, some bourbon and set back as Jim and I take The Bourbon Road to Hye, Texas with Dan Garrison to taste Texas Bourbon done right. With Balmorhea whiskey, Garrison Brothers donates $5 from every bottle sold to preserving, restoring, and landscaping this park.īoth the Small batch and Balmorhea are Big Boy Bourbons as Jim calls them and I would have to agree. Today the pool is much need of repair and Garrison Brothers has stepped up to help. The Pool was built by The Civilian Conservation Corps between 19. These men formed an irrigation company in the area in the early 20th century. Morrow, Joe Rhea and John Rhea: Bal-mor-hea. The park’s name comes from four men’s surnames: E.D. Big game hunters may have gathered at springs in the Balmorhea area around 11,000 years ago. The spring has provided water for humans and animals for thousands of years. This enchanting bourbon in the aqua blue waxed bottle is named after San Solomon Springs and the Balmorhea State park which is home to the crystal-clear water of the world’s largest spring-fed swimming pool.
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It is full of complex flavors and I would have to call this the rye bourbon drinker’s wheated bourbon. As their Master Distiller Donnis Todd states “Simply put, Balmorhea is bourbon candy in a bottle.” We would have to agree with him. Did I just say that right? A double oaked wheated bourbon from the state of Texas?Ĭoming out of a beautiful silversmithed bottle at 115 proof this bourbon is the same mash bill as the small batch. Oh my lord I have died on gone to bourbon heaven. Balmorhea Texas Straight Bourbon whiskey is aged four years in new American white oak barrels, then transferred to a second new American white oak barrel, and aged for another year. What Texas Bourbon wants in the expected maturity it makes up with the grain being very complex. Texas bourbons are younger than their profile would suggest, but with that youth comes a certain boldness. Full barrels lose up to 30% of their volume after just a few years in a barrel, and a two-year-old Texas bourbon can taste as rich and mature as a four year old, or older, whiskey from another state. To help coop with this the rick houses are shorter than the traditional Kentucky Bourbon rick house. The heat leads to rapid maturation in the barrels and intense evaporation, or angel’s share, often twice or more of that of Kentucky bourbon. While barrel size can play a major factor in bourbon, the major issue in Texas is the heat as I stated before. Garrison’s uses a variety of custom made barrel sizes: 25, 27 and 30 from two different Cooperages. Did someone just say wheat? Now can you understand why I’m so excited about this bourbon? Almost all their bourbon are made using their standard mash bill of 74% white Texas-grown corn, 15% red wheat, and 11% Canadian Malted barley.
The Small batch is their standard bourbon and comes in at 94 proof. Garrison Brothers has several expressions, but the two we sampled was their Small Batch that they so graciously sent us and a bottle of their Balmorhea that I purchased at Total Wine. So it’s worth the drive in the Texas Hill County to see a visit a national park at LBJ’s historic ranch, eat some epic BBQ and drink some truly amazing whiskey. Down the road a little farther is the SALT LICK or as I call it the Holy Mecca of BBQ. Well just down the road is Johnson City, home of another prideful Texan and our 36 th President of the United States, Lyndon B.
What’s there you ask besides some damn fine whiskey. Garrison Brothers Distillery is located in Hye, Texas. So with his Texas size pride on the line founder and owner Dan Garrison set out to make the best damn whiskey a Texan could produce. You are almost guaranteed success when challenging Texans. I can tell you this as a native Texan, when you tell us something is impossible, stand back and clear a wide path because we’re going to blaze our own trail.
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