Garrison Brothers Distillery is a distillery in Hye, Texas. The distillery produces Texas Straight Bourbon, as well as some experimental variants. In 2006, the distillery was granted the first stiller's permit for bourbon outside of Kentucky and Tennessee, which makes it the oldest, legal, bourbon distillery in Texas. Although in 2012, Garrison Brothers Distillery did not plan on ever selling outside of Texas, it is now found in many of the US States.On July 18, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed an earlier jury verdict that allowed Garrison Brothers to use the name Cowboy Bourbon for Garrison's flagship product. This was a ruling the name Cowboy Little Barrel was abandoned by the distributor Allied Lomar Inc., who once sold a bourbon by that name and brought the trademark suit. Garrison Brother's flagship Cowboy Bourbon consists of a few thousand barrel proof bottles released each year in 2013, and each year since 2015.In 2018, Garrison Brothers started a 501 nonprofit called Good Bourbon for a Good Cause to raise money for to renovate Balmorhea State Park. Garrison Brothers also produced a double-barrel bourbon whiskey named after Balmorhea, which Texas Monthly described as having sweet and silky tasting notes.
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