Four local distilleries are being recognized by USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Poll.
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St. Augustine Distillery, located at 112 Riberia Street, is nominated in three categories:
City Gate Spirits, located at 11 St. George Street in St. Augustine, is nominated in the following category:
Manifest Distilling, located at 960 East Forsyth Street in Jacksonville, like the St. Augustine Distillery, is up for Best Craft Distillery Tour.
Grey Matter Distillery, located at 1221 Mayport Road in Atlantic Beach, is nominated for Best Craft Vodka.
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Last year, three of these Northeast Florida distilleries were ranked in the categories they were nominated for.
St. Augustine Distillery got the following rankings:
- Best Craft Gin - No. 2 on the list
- Best Craft Rum - No. 3 on the list
- Best Craft Distillery Tour - No. 1 on the list
City Gate Spirits came in at No. 1 in the Best Craft Specialty Spirits category in 2025.
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Manifest Distilling came in at No. 5 for 2025’s Best Craft Distillery Tour.
The 20 nominees in each category were chosen by a panel of experts, USA TODAY said.
Readers can vote in each category once per day until voting ends on Monday, October 12 at noon ET. The 10 winners in each category will be announced on Wednesday, October 21.
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