St. Augustine Florida Straight Bourbon

Released in 2018, this straight bourbon from the Florida-based distillery features a mash bill with a fair amount of barley in the mix (60% Florida corn, 18% Florida wheat, and 22% malted barley). After aging at least 3 years in 53-gallon new charred oak barrels, the barrels are dumped and blended in small batches of 16-40 barrels. It is bottled at 88 proof without chill-filtration. Amber color. Deep and warm with notes of toffee, caramel, marshmallow, cherry-vanilla ice cream, dark chocolate and cinnamon with a chewy, crisp, dry medium-to-full body and a smooth, breezy brazil nut, fried sage, banana leaf, tobacco, and baking spices finish. A spicy, very oaky bourbon to chew on. Full bodied, deep and complex. Spicy at first, warm and pleasantly lingering; creamy, but not cloying.