St. Augustine Distillery Marks 5th Year of Selling Its Bourbon

Philip McDaniel and Mike Diaz, co-founders of St. Augustine Distillery, laid down the first four barrels in December 2013. They got Florida’s prohibition-era laws changed in the spring of 2014, allowing consumers to purchase two bottles per person, per year from the distillery’s retails shop.  The distillery opened its doors in September 2016 and within four days sold 4,000 bottles of the first craft bourbon made from Florida corn, distilled in Florida and aged, barreled and bottled in the state.