Texas bourbon fans, it’s time to make the pilgrimage to Hye.

Garrison Brothers Distillery is dropping the 2025 Guadalupe Bourbon on Saturday, July 12th at 8AM, and this year’s release is shaping up to be more than just a bottle grab—it’s a full-on celebration of Texas whiskey, music, and community.

Now in its fifth annual release, Guadalupe Bourbon is aged four years in new American white oak barrels and finished for two more in rich, tawny port casks. The result? A bold, fruit-forward bourbon with deep crimson color and a flavor that’s smooth as a Hill Country sunset. It’s one of Garrison Brothers’ most sought-after bottles—and for good reason.

But they’re not stopping there. This year, they’re also releasing six different Cask Strength Single Barrels of Guadalupe Bourbon for those who like their whiskey uncut and untamed.

Best of all? This is a free event, open to the public, with no ticket required. Unlike previous years where folks drove through and picked up bottles to go, this release is all about slowing down and soaking it in. Plan to park, hang out, and enjoy everything Garrison Brothers and the Texas Hill Country have to offer.

You can expect:

• Live music throughout the day

• Texas-inspired bites from the Whiskey Shack

• Bourbon cocktails crafted with care

• And of course, a chance to score your own bottle of Guadalupe Bourbon—first come, first served

Proceeds from bottle sales benefit Gulf Trust, supporting conservation efforts along the Texas Coast and Gulf.

So if you’ve been looking for the perfect excuse to visit Hye—or just want to be part of a bourbon tradition that keeps getting better with age—this is it.

📍Garrison Brothers Distillery, Hye, Texas
🗓️ Saturday, July 12, 2025 – Starting at 8AM
🎟️ Free and open to the public

Garrison Brothers 2025 Guadalupe Bourbon Release
📍 Garrison Brothers Distillery – Hye, TX
🗓️ Saturday, July 12, 2025 | 8:00 AM – All Day

The rumors are true—Guadalupe is back. Garrison Brothers' award-winning port cask-finished bourbon returns for its fifth annual release, and this year it’s bigger than ever.

The 2025 Guadalupe is aged four years in new American oak, then finished for two in tawny port casks. Expect a bold, fruit-forward pour, deep crimson in color, with a silky-smooth finish worthy of its Hill Country roots.

🌟 Bonus: Limited bottles from six different cask strength single barrels will also be available.

🎶 Live music
🍴 Texas-inspired bites from the Whiskey Shack
🥃 Signature bourbon cocktails
🌳 Proceeds benefit Gulf Trust, helping protect Texas’ coast and natural beauty.

No drive-through this year—come early, stay late, and celebrate everything Texas.
Free and open to the public. Bottles available first-come, first-served.

Hidden Gems of the Texas Hill Country: Screening + Celebration
📍 Carter Creek Winery Resort & Spa – Johnson City, TX
🗓️ Thursday, July 10, 2025 | 6:00–9:00 PM

Celebrate the premiere of “Hidden Gems of the Texas Hill Country”—a new episode from The Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg, now airing on PBS and streaming on Apple TV and Amazon.

🎬 Kick off the evening with a 14-minute screening
🤝 Meet the stars of the segment:
• Dan & Nancy Garrison – Garrison Brothers Distillery
• Justin Zimmerman – Old 290 Brewery
• John & Marilyn Thomas – Wildseed Farms

Enjoy a relaxed Hill Country evening of:
🍷 Wine from Carter Creek
🥃 Bourbon from Garrison Brothers
🍺 Beer from Old 290
🍽️ Tasty bites
🎶 Live music under the stars

Free and open to the public—come celebrate the best of the Hill Country!

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Join us for our next Garrison Brothers Cooking Demonstration—an interactive four-course cooking demonstration, led by Executive Chef Jack Mac and his team, showcasing the art of cooking with the rich notes of Garrison Brothers Bourbon. Join us at the Showbarn Bar on June 26th from 6:00-7:45 PM for an evening of bold flavors and true Texas hospitality.

Throughout the evening, you’ll watch each dish come to life, ask questions, and learn expert techniques to incorporate bourbon into your own recipes. This demonstration of our 2025 cooking series features a full Asian-style meal, each course infused with our legendary Texas bourbon.

Your ticket includes samples of each course along with expertly crafted Garrison Brothers bourbon pairings, creating an immersive sensory experience. With only 25 seats available, don’t miss your chance to be part of this exclusive, elevated culinary event. Reserve your spot today!

Join us on Saturday, June 21st, 2025, from 12 PM to 4 PM at Garrison Brothers Distillery for our annual Winner Winner Chicken Dinner—a good ol’ fashioned Texas celebration following the Stonewall Peach Jamboree Parade. The first 200 tickets are available at an exclusive early bird price, so be sure to grab yours before they’re gone!

We're tipping out hats to our neighbors, our parade float, and the spirit of community with one hell of a party. This year, we’re proud to support the Johnson City and Stonewall Volunteer Fire Departments, with proceeds from the event going directly to these hometown heroes.

And of course, Master Distiller Donnis Todd is rolling out four exclusive cask strength single barrels of HoneyDew Bourbon—available only to event guests. Only those with event tickets will have the chance to purchase a 2025 Cask Strength HoneyDew Single Barrel bottle.

Come early—our legendary southern fried chicken and all the fixin’s are first-come, first-served. Enjoy expertly crafted cocktails from The Whiskey Shack, live music, a raffle, silent auction, live auction, and plenty more good times in the Texas sun.

VIP tables are available this year for those who want a reserved spot with extra perks and a front-row seat to all the fun.

And new this year: we’re letting you help pick our parade float theme! Through our One Cause site, guests can “Vote on the Float” with a donation—and every vote helps support the cause.

Click the ticket link to grab yours now—we can’t wait to see y’all in Hye!

For the hands on dad, treat him to a one-of-a-kind whiskey experience! Come out to the distillery on Saturday, June 14th, where dad can take home a grain-to-glass Texas straight bourbon whiskey: hand-bottle at cask strength, cork, hand-write and adhere the label, then seal his own unique bottle and include a personalized message on a customizable strip label. If dad can’t make it, you can hand-bottle one for him to ensure he gets the best father’s day gift ever. This year's event features a 6-year-old Texas distillate, distilled by Rikk Munroe.

The Bottle Your Own Bourbon portion of the event runs from 12pm-5pm, however, we'll be open until 8pm. If shoppers are unable to make it to the tasting room for the bottling experience and want to purchase a bottle of the special 6-year Texas distillate for dad, we will have about a dozen bottled for sale in the tasting room available for purchase until 8pm, while supplies last.

In addition to the bourbon bottling experience, whiskey and cocktail sips, attendees can enjoy a food truck onsite serving delicious bites from Hill Country BBQ and live music by The Dan Gonzalez Band and J.C. Lipsey. Bring your father out for this special experience and cheers to dad!

Father’s Day Weekend at the Ranch!

Let’s make it a weekend to remember.

Saturday, June 14
Whiskey, Cars & Cigars | 12–8PM
Featuring the Grand Opening of our Cigar Lounge
Men of Madam Radar — FREE live show 2–5PM
Car Show | 2–5PM
G6 Catering: Ribs, Wings, Burgers
Giant tsunami slide for the kids

Sunday, June 15
Cigar Lounge celebration continues
Our exclusive 9-Year Bourbon hits the menu
Tyler Brandon — FREE live show 2–5PM
Food trucks all day

Bring Dad. Bring the crew. Let’s celebrate in bold Texas style.

Doors open at 6pm

Show starts at 7pm

VIP Tables include 4 concert tickets, 4 cocktail tickets, and an appetizer for the table.

VIP Lounge includes 8 concert tickets, private indoor lounge plus 8 adjacent outdoor seats. Also includes one bottle of Stryker Smoked Old-Fashioned (serves 12) and a buffet for 8ppl catered by Speakeasy Grill.

Scott H. Biram unleashes a fervent display of conviction through, not 

only the genuine blues, classic country, bluegrass, and rock n roll, 

but he seals the deal with punk, heavy metal, and frankly, anything 

else he wants to. He’s The Dirty Old One Man Band. 

He will still the room with haunting South Texas blues, then turn it 

upside down, into a truck driver's mosh pit. Like he says, it might be 

baptism, or it might be murder, either way…you gonna see the light.

 This legally ordained preacher’s singing, yodeling, growling, leering 

and brash preachin' and hollerin' is accompanied by sloppy riffs, and 

licks literally yanked, one at a time, out of his collection of 

crusty, worn out, Gibson hollowbody guitars, and battle axes. All this 

held down with a pounding backbeat brought forth by his amplified left 

foot, and self customed stomp board. The remainder of this brutally 

charming one-man band consists of an unwieldy combination of beat-up 

amplifiers and old microphones strung together by a tangled mess of 

guitar cables. Don’t get too close! You gonna get some grease on ya!

 Years of compulsive touring, along with a steady diet of down and 

dirty blues, rock, punk, country, and hillbilly have developed Scott 

H. Biram's signature concoction, attracting a hefty array of fans who 

dig the bizarre and twisted sides of the rock and roll spectrum. His 

live shows, performed all over the world, deliver a take no prisoners 

attitude, a stomping, pulsing John Lee Hooker-channeling, and cockeyed 

tales of black water baptisms and murder, all while romanticizing the 

on-the-road lifestyle. SCOTT H. BIRAM IS THE DIRTY OLD ONE MAN BAND

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