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John Emerald - Hugh Wesley's Barrel Rested Gin

 
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Aged to perfection in spent single malt whiskey barrels that impart notes of caramel and smoke complimenting the anise and pecan notes of the gin.

AWARDS:

Gold Medal - Las Vegas Proof Awards 2020

Bronze – San Francisco World Spirit Competition

Tasting notes

Notes of Anise and Juniper, coriander and pecans with notes of vanilla and caramel from the 9 months resting period in our used single malt whiskey barrels.

Brand
John Emerald
Size
750ml / VI
ABV
40.0
Country
United States
Region
Alabama

Additional Product Info

Hugh Wesley's Barrel Rested Gin

For our gin production, we use wild-harvested Alabama juniper berries that are milder than traditional juniper and balance well with other botanicals including local pecans, cucumbers, star anise, angelica root, coriander and orange zest. We then take our traditional gin and let it rest for 9 months in one of our spent single malt whiskey barrels. This causes the spirit to take on the color and flavor of the whiskey and oak, highlighting the notes of orange and smoke. A sophisticated gin perfect for sipping.

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About John Emerald Distilling Company

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.

Our Story

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.