If you want to bottle, you have to be on the list. To be on the list, you have to sign up here:
http://blog.garrisonbros.com/I first heard about it about four years ago from a friend who owns property in Stonewall. He told me this guy was creating a Bourbon distillery next door. I thought that sounded great, so I kept an ear out for news. They released their first batch as a one year old to raise capital in fall of 2009. It was a 375ml bottle for $50. My dad and I went and toured it in March of 2010. We got to know Dan. So when they issued the first call for bottling volunteers, we got to do it. You had to have been on their email list.
Now, people who have bottled before get first dibs on doing it again. They notified us in advance of the rest of the newsletter crowd. Dan and Laurel said that they filled all their spots for this round, consisting of about 100 volunteers at about five to eight people per day.
It sells for $75 per bottle, so he's charging a premium. It is definitely worth it for all the effort put into it. Volunteers get breakfast, lunch, and periodic quality control samplings. You spend the day being politically incorrect, listening to outlaw country, and generally having a good time. At the end of two days, you get a signed bottle, a t-shirt or hat, and a key chain.
Tours are available like you would tour a winery. They are pitching the distillery as a location for bachelor parties, rehearsal dinners, and other functions. I've been out there four times. It's always fun.