St. Augustine Distillery is proud to present Florida Double Cask Bourbon. This bourbon is made from a mash bill of 60% regional corn 22% malted barley and 18% regional wheat. The grains are milled and mashed on site and fermented with proprietary yeast strains in closed-top fermenters. The mash is distilled in a Vendome 750-gallon stripping still and the spent grains are sent to local farmers for cattle feed _ eliminating any waste from the process. The resulting low wines are then distilled to final proof in a Vendome 550-gallon spirit still.The Double Cask Bourbon was barreled at 125 proof in 25-gallon new oak barrels using several different char profiles. Due to Floridas heat and humidity the decision was made to move a portion of the spirit into 53-gallon barrels to continue aging while preventing over-extraction. This first release is a combination of barrels ranging from 16 to 28 months of age. To really round out the spirit the team decided to finish 7% of the spirit in port barrels. The resulting blend is round fruity and well-balanced. After extensive bench trialing the bourbon was bottled at 93.8 proof to best present the spirits true flavor.