One of the more unique yearly releases from here, and what’s being reviewed today, is the Guadalupe bourbon whiskey finished in a port wine barrel. Named after a Texas river, this spirit started in 2015 when Garrison Brothers procured a local winery’s decades-old port casks to age 4-year-old bourbon. Shortly after, Garrison Brothers Master Distiller Donnis Todd began sourcing for a more expansive port cask bourbon project. The maturation combination now comes from four years in white American oak casks and two years in tawny port casks sourced from Portugal.
“Garrison Brothers Guadalupe 2024 release is a bold beautiful bourbon that demonstrates the symphony of amazing Texas sized temperature swings in Hye paired with four years in white American oak casks then two more years in port casks,” said Todd at the time of its release.
Garrison Brothers 2024 Guadalupe is bottled at 107 proof and made with a sweet mash of number-one food-grade corn, soft red winter wheat, and barley, all sourced from Texas. It is proofed down with naturally sourced rainwater captured at the distillery. Every bottle is numbered and hand-dipped in bronze-colored wax to finish. The bourbon is priced at $149.99.
