Named for Gene Snodgrass, Jimmy's maternal grandfather, this rum is a crowd favorite much like Gene himself.
Alabama has a rich history with sugar cane farming but an all but non-existent history with rum production. JED has created the first rum produced in Alabama since prohibition (and possibly ever). Since there are no sugar refineries in Alabama the varieties of cane grown in Alabama are specifically cultivated for their rich flavor and are traditionally used to create syrup or used as "chewing" cane. These varieties create rich and flavorful rums.
Awards:
2019 Gold Medal, Proof Awards - Las Vegas, NV
2016 Alabama Distillery of the Year, New York International Spirits Awards
Color- Dark copper with a slight haze (due to natural spices)
Nose - Sweet vanilla, anise, nuts with a hint of orange peel
Palate - Cinnamon on the front with a earthy foundation
Finish - All spice and slight notes of oak tannins
We distill Gene's Spiced Rum from Alabama cane syrup and Muscavado sugar using a hybrid pot still. The spirit is then aged in tanks after adding Cinnamon, Vanilla, Pecans and Anise. It is excellent served neat as an aperitif and works great with holiday cocktails and Rum punch. For an excellent summer cocktail we recommend "The Porch Swing" : Gene's Spiced Rum and Lemonade garnished with a bruised basil leaf.
John Emerald Distilling is a small batch craft distillery located in beautiful downtown Opelika, Alabama. We are proud of our heritage. From the original three Sharp brothers who ventured to America from Scotland to the namesake of our company, John Emerald Sharp, the Sharps have lived lives of integrity: honoring God, their fellow man and their family. So when it came time to name our distillery, the idea to honor our forefathers in name and spirit rang true.
Opelika is a town ‘Rich in Heritage with a Vision for the Future’ where a father-son distillery is making the first legal whiskey in Alabama since the end of Prohibition. More than just whiskey, John Emerald Distilling Co. is bottling their family heritage for the next generation. Housed in an old cotton warehouse, John and Jimmy Sharp founded John Emerald Distilling Co. in 2014. John and Jimmy had worked together before, owning a lucrative plastering business, travelling the world to help open stores for Louis Vuitton. Not wanting to miss a moment after the birth of Jimmy’s daughter, the two stopped travelling and started their distillery, naming it after John’s father. Every bottle of John Emerald Distilling Co.’s award-winning whiskey, rum, gin and vodka highlights the Sharp family lineage. Each bottle is named for an ancestor, and the flavors invoke their personalities. Founded by family, for family, to celebrate family, John Emerald Distilling Co. welcomes you into theirs, one bottle at a time.
