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Whiskey Review: Garrison Brothers Small Batch
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Whiskey Review: Garrison Brothers Small Batch

6 /10
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Distillery: ’s claim that the punishing heat in Hye makes a difference in the aging process
Type: Bourbon
ABV: 134.8 proof
Price: $100

Whiskey Review is a Bourbon whisky made by ’s claim that the punishing heat in Hye makes a difference in the aging process. ABV: 134.8 proof. Our expert rating is 6/10.

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Much like the Cowboy, the Small Batch hits your nose as sweet. There seems to be something to the distillery’s claim that the punishing heat in Hye makes a difference in the aging process. For a relatively young, 3-year-old bourbon, the oak nose is significant. It brings to mind an orange cream vanilla cake. There’s more wood evident than you’d expect, along with a red wine sweetness.

Palate

In my recent review of the 2022 Cowboy, I wrote that it gets sweeter the more water you add. (Bringing down its 134.8 proof.) I wrote that with enough water, it starts to taste like “chocolate and cherries, with maybe a hint of Dr. Pepper.” I’ll stand by that description with the Small Batch, as well. Its lower alcohol content allows the sweetness to come to the fore. The downside of the lower alcohol content is that it doesn’t have much of a finish. It has a nice moment on the front of the tongue, balanced between sweet, spicy, and nutty, then fades fast.

Finish

Comments: Latest On The Whiskey Wash Much like the Cowboy, the Small Batch hits your nose as sweet. There seems to be something to the distillery’s claim that the punishing heat in Hye makes a difference in the aging process

Expert Review

6/10

Garrison Brothers Small Batch from ’s claim that the punishing heat in Hye makes a difference in the aging process — our assessment of this Bourbon expression, evaluated with care and candour.

Joe Whitfield
Joe Whitfield Editor-in-Chief
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