Old St. Pete Sweet Corn Whiskey

Congratulations! After buying well over 300 bottles in the last 5 years, St. Pete Whiskey was my first drain pour. It was undrinkable. Bought it while on Spring Break in Ft. Lauderdale for a “local taste”. After one drink, I couldn’t believe it was this bad. Maybe it was something I ate? The next day arrived with the same result. Oh well, at least I can hide it with Coke. Nope - I couldn’t finish a whiskey coke. The mid palate and aftertaste left me with the impression I just drank something with a chemical residue. I tried to give it to my college aged kids, after trying it they went back to the generic rum and tequilas. Woof!

Young craft Florida fun! I don't know if I love the whiskey or not but it is so much fun to try whiskey from different places. Growing up in central Florida this whiskey holds a special place in my heart and the empty bottle is what I use as my infinity bottle. The nose is four distinct notes: corn grain dustiness, a corn sugary sweetness, a thin oak spice, and an oyster cracker breadiness. The taste is all corn sweetness with that oyster cracker breadiness and a thin oak spice finish. It is light and delicate for enjoying a glass once in a while. The whiskey gets better as it sits in the bottle or opens up in the glass.

Thought it might be similar in taste to St. Augustine Distillery's bourbon. Nope. Did a blind whiskey tasting with friends and every one of them identified this as the worst whiskey in the lineup... and there were some very low-end whiskey's in the mix. Now after this mostly full bottle has sat on the bar for 6 months, it's developed floaters... light colored semi-transparent blobs floating around in the bottle.

Nose: musty, corn, slight lemon Taste: corn, vanilla, musty, sweet This is a local distillery, so I thought I would give it a shot for my first corn whiskey. It is very different, like drinking street corn. Not something I'd drink all the time, but not something I'd dismiss, either.

Certainly tastes like a new whiskey. Right after tasting Pikesville this tastes like it was right out of a brand new oak barrel. Not a bad thing but you can certainly taste the fresh wood flavor. Not sure if I’d revisit this one if it weren’t local. Certainly a good spirit though.

Not too bad. A 3.8, not quite a 4 star rating. Has a unique, but not unpleasant, mid palate note that I assume comes from the sweet corn. Well done for a Florida distillery