Sutton Branch

On a last minute notice, we got a reservation to stay overnight at the RM Rose Distillery parking area overnight. This is located adjacent to the Dillard House in Dillard, Georgia.

Jessica told us about their bourbon whiskeys and gave us a sampling of several including different grain mixes, small batch, and flavored whiskeys. We bought cocktails and some bourbon praline toffee. Outside was an old Ford pickup truck circa 1934. Doug hopped in and we did a photo shoot. Across the street was a cemetery, and we set off to find our family names on a headstone. We didn't find any family names; however, we found gravestones for several Confederate soldiers. The band and cheers from the high school football game down the mountain could be heard from where we walked the cemetery through the dark, flashlight in hand.Read more