Bourbon Review
St. Augustine Distillery
Florida Straight Bourbon Whiskey — DSP-FL-20008
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Only Because You're There
The Story
St. Augustine Distillery runs out of a restored 1930s ice plant in the middle of the country's oldest city, and the tour is honestly one of the better things to do on a St. Augustine trip when you've hit your limit on the fort and the ghost tours. It's made with Florida-grown corn, aged in the humidity, and sold in a gift shop at the end of the tour that's clearly built for people exactly like you — on vacation, buzzed from the tasting, ready to buy a bottle.
Nose, Palate & Finish
Nose
Caramel and oak, a little vanilla. Smells like bourbon.
Palate
Sweet, medium body, some oak grip in the middle. Tastes like bourbon.
Finish
Medium length, a little dry, fades out clean. Nothing sticks with you, good or bad.
The Verdict
This is not a hidden gem. The tour is fine — worth doing if you're already in St. Augustine and looking for something to fill an afternoon — but the whiskey itself is just whiskey. You're not buying this because it's special, you're buying it because you're on vacation and it's sitting right there in the gift shop after the tasting. Nothing wrong with that. Just don't go in expecting to find the next great craft bourbon.