Texas’ First Legal Whiskey Distillery Is Releasing a Pair of 8-Year-Old Sherry-Finished Bourbons

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Garrison Brothers Distillery on Wednesday unveiled a new limited-edition whiskey lineup: the Ranch Reserve Series, which is kicking off with two 8-year-old sherry cask-finished Texas bourbons.

The inaugural expressions — Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in PX Sherry Casks and Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Oloroso Sherry Casks — will debut June 27 at the distillery in Hye.

Both releases begin as 4-year-old Garrison Brothers Texas Straight Small Batch Bourbon aged in new American oak barrels before spending an additional four years in Spanish sherry casks.

“These two releases share the same Texas bourbon backbone and deliver two different sherry traditions,” Garrison Brothers Master Distiller Donnis Todd said in a news release. “One dark and decadent and the other, savory and structured.”

The PX Sherry Cask Finished bourbon uses barrels from Pedro Ximénez sherry production and is bottled at 109 proof. Garrison Brothers says the whiskey delivers notes of toffee, caramel, figs and candied fruit along with a long finish.

The Oloroso Sherry Cask Finished bourbon is bottled at 110 proof and is described by the company as offering notes of walnut and baking spice with a more savory profile.

Both expressions carry a suggested retail price of $149.99 and produced about 6,000 bottles each.

The Ranch Reserve Series also introduces a new bottle design for the brand, featuring a leather-style band, walnut-colored wax dip and updated labeling.

The whiskeys will first be released at the distillery beginning at 8 a.m. on June 27 before expanding online and into select markets.

Founded in 2006, Garrison Brothers markets itself as the first legal whiskey distillery in Texas and the first outside of Kentucky to produce bourbon commercially.