Garrison Brothers is releasing its 2026 Garrison Brothers Laguna Madre Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey.
The 101 proof expression is matured for eight years before release, beginning with four years in hand-selected white American oak barrels before being transferred into rare Limousin oak casks for an additional four years of aging in the Texas Hill Country heat. Sourced from the central forests of France, Limousin oak is prized for its powerful vanilla and lignin content. Quantities of these casks are extremely limited.
To celebrate the release, Texas’ first and oldest legal whiskey distillery, will hold an event this Saturday (Aug. 8). In addition to this year’s Luna Madre, Garrison Brothers will also introduces a limited-release Cask Strength Single Barrel (135.4 proof), a first for the Laguna Madre lineup. The distillery gates will open at 8am CT in Hye, Texas.
Now in its seventh year, the 2026 Laguna Madre release yielded 3,000 total bottles, with the first 1,000 available during Saturday’s event. The remaining 2,000 bottles will be available at retail and offered through Garrison Brothers’ e-commerce site beginning August 14.
“As we celebrate the seventh release of Laguna Madre, I’m thrilled to share the 2026 expression alongside a limited number of Cask Strength Single Barrel Laguna Madre bottles,” said Donnis Todd, Master Distiller at Garrison Brothers. “This eight-year-aged bourbon continues to deepen the conversation around Texas terroir, shaped by rare French oak casks and the powerful heat that makes aging whiskey in the Hill Country so distinctive.”
The first release of Laguna Madre in 2020 was dedicated to help raise funds for Team Rubicon and the local hospitality community in hill country through an initiative Operation Crush COVID -19. The distillery raised over $400,000 from the sales of the release and other fundraisers.
This year’s release continues to help spread awareness for the mission and fundraising needs of nonprofit organization FlatsWorthy, which is featured in the package messaging. A charity that Todd and his son are involved with, FlatsWorthy, Inc., is a coalition of diverse anglers practicing mutual respect while sharing the same resource. Formed in 2015 in Aransas County, Texas, the organization focuses on Texas’ coastal areas with reach across the state and South. Its mission is accomplished through public awareness and education, participation in habitat restoration, and involvement with state and federal agencies in resource protection.
Each bottle of Laguna Madre is housed in a custom-built wooden display case, framed by a photo of the Texas Gulf Coast and accompanied by information about FlatsWorthy. The limited-release Cask Strength Single Barrel Laguna Madre arrives in a single-barrel silver-wax bottle accented with Laguna Madre tan at the tip, finished with a colored metal front label and presented in the signature wooden display box.
The 2026 Garrison Brothers Laguna Madre Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey will be available at select accounts beginning in September for $349.99, while the limited-release 2026 Cask Strength Single Barrel Laguna Madre Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey will be available exclusively at Garrison Brothers Distillery for $409.99.
