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Our final Kentucky distillery was Four Roses. This is,
as you can see, a delightful building. Unfortunately
we were too late for a tour but they took pity on
Rosie and she got to taste several bourbons (I
declined due to driving). They even gave her two
tasting glasses as she was so complimentary of their
Bourbons. Rosie has now decided that having tasted
‘the good stuff’ she prefers Bourbon to Scotch.

Leaving Kentucky we headed for the coast (Virginia
Beach) then drove down the outer Banks of North
Carolina, eventually arriving in Charleton, a delightful
city. Heading further south we bypassed Savanah
(another delightful city but it is not long since we had
been there) and ended up at or southernmost point,
Orlando. Neither of us are into rollercoasters and the
like but we did enjoy a very full-on day at the Kennedy
Space Centre.

Starting our journey back north we had a couple of days
in St. Augustine, the oldest city in North America. It is well
worth a visit but the St. Augustine Distillery isn’t! The one
saving grace is that the visit is free. They make Vodka,
Gin and Bourbon. I thought it unusual at the end of the
tour when they gave us two cocktails, one each made
with their Vodka and Gin. You couldn’t taste the spirit in
either. At the end we were given the opportunity to taste
the Gin – YUK!

Their Bourbon is not yet old enough to
release so we did not get to try this.
They are aging in both ‘full size’ and
smaller barrels. The smaller barrels
age faster so some of the Bourbon will
be ready next year. There is some
hope that this will be drinkable and
possibly good as the former Master
Distiller at Maker’s Mark is acting as a
consultant.

From St. Augustine we carried on
north, eventually ending up at St. Louis
again for our flights home.

Whenever we could we stopped at
antique malls as both of us are
collectors and it is a good excuse for a
break in the driving. Rosie got lots of
Frogs but there were very few

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