Today, Dan and Nancy Garrison, co-founders of Texas’ first legal bourbon distillery, Garrison Brothers, presented a check for $35,500.00 to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to help fund efforts in research, preservation, and public programming of native plants, and to continue Mrs. Johnson’s environmental legacy. The check was presented from Good Bourbon For A Good Cause, the non-profit fundraising arm of Garrison Brothers.
This donation marks the second Garrison Brothers check presentation of funds to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center that have been collected from Lady Bird, a Garrison Brothers bourbon, first released in 2023. This exceptional bourbon creation is first aged for 4 years in new white American oak barrels before being infused with Burleson’s Texas Wildflower Honey for an 8-month period. The bourbon is then transferred to French XO Cognac casks, where it matures for an additional 3 years. Bottled at a potent 114 proof, Lady Bird Bourbon is hand-sealed with a distinct Prairie Purple wax. With each Lady Bird new release, Garrison Brothers Distillery is committed to donating $5 for every bottle sold to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
“We are so grateful for our continued partnership with Nancy and Dan Garrison of Garrison Brothers Distillery. Their incredible support of the Wildflower Center for so many years has helped us bring valuable awareness and much needed funds to our programming,” said Lee Clippard, Executive Director of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. “Garrison Brothers Distillery’s commitment to the community and our environment is inspirational.”
“As a former Advisory Council member and longtime supporter of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, I am thrilled to help raise funds for this special Texas non-profit. At Garrison Brothers, we believe that good bourbon can change the world, and with our Lady Bird bourbon, we hope to bring added awareness to former First Lady Bird Johnson’s legacy and her commitment to preservation of our Texas wild lands and native plants” shared Nancy Garrison, co-founder, Garrison Brothers.