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Witherspoon Distillery Opens New Lewisville Location

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Witherspoon Distillery, a Texas-based manufacturer of premium handcrafted spirits including Witherspoon Texas Straight Bourbon, Witherspoon’s River Rum, Bonfire and Witherspoon Single Malt Whiskey, is celebrating its relocation to the heart of Old Town Lewisville with a grand opening event on Saturday, October 24 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 225 S Charles Street.

The new space, which will host event attendees, includes a 5,000 square foot state-of-the-art production facility, 5,000 square foot rick house for barrel aging, 4,000 square foot air conditioned bar and tasting area, and a 4,000 square foot outdoor garden, most of which is available for private event rentals.

“We are thrilled to present our new facility to the public, and to celebrate it’s opening with members of the DFW community,” said Quentin Witherspoon, founder and master distiller. “Creating high quality, handcrafted spirits is our passion, and we are honored to have the opportunity to share our products with Texas consumers, one sip at a time.”  Continue reading →

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290 Update: Garrison Bros. Whiskey Tour

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by Andrew Chalk

Going down to the Hill Country? Visiting Fredericksburg, Johnson City or Blanco? Make a spirited trip to Garrison Brothers Distillery in Hye (along the 290 Wine Trail) where they make Texas Bourbon. I delayed a visit until last month. I can tell you, I should have gone earlier. The whole visitor experience at Garrison is superb. Not just the quality of the finished product, although that is crucial, but also all the organisational aspects of the tour. In fact, wine makers could use the Garrison tour as a template of how to do winery tours.

The experience starts on Garrison’s web site, where you reserve your $10 (per person) tour. Tours take place at set times two hours apart Wednesdays through Sundays. The site is straightforward and reliable. In fact, I upped my reservation from two people, to four, and then, a few days later, to six as more friends heard that we were doing it. Each time, the site found my earlier reservation and incremented the number of people, charging me only the additional cost. We kept one reservation number throughout. One thing to bear in mind, no refunds for cancellations.   Continue reading →

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Garrison Brothers Distillery Pairs Up With Hibiscus

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Dan Garrison set out to make what he and many others would consider some of the finest bourbon available in the country, certainly within the Texas borders.  Garrison Brothers started out making his whiskey back in 2005 and made many road trips back and forth to Kentucky to learn from the masters. Today  what we experience from sipping his product is nothing short of ethereal.   Continue reading →

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Dallas Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival

by Jennifer Thomas

Connoisseurs of top shelf spirits can sample some of the world’s best whiskey, scotch, brandy and more at the inaugural Dallas Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival, Saturday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Million Air Dallas at Addison Airport.

The event will showcase more than 200 fine spirits, which will also include gin, tequila and vodka. In addition, guests will sample food by the culinary teams from Abacus, Del Friscos, Chamberlains, The Second Floor and Whiskey Cake.  Entertainment will include jazz vocalist Marc Toussaint and casino-style gaming tables (for entertainment purposes only).  Continue reading →

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