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John Emerald - Spurgeon's Barrel Aged Rum
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John Emerald - Spurgeon's Barrel Aged Rum

 
by John Emerald
$48.99 - $48.99
$48.99
$48.99 - $48.99
$48.99

This is Alabama sipping rum at it's finest. The first Rum made in Alabama. Distilled from locally sourced sugar cane syrup Spurgeon's is barrel aged in our used single malt whiskey barrels for two years giving it taste like no other. Sweet woody complexity comes with every sip.

AWARDS:

2019 Silver Medal, Proof Awards - Las Vegas, NV

2016 Silver Medal, New York International Spirit Awards

Tasting notes

Appearance - Rich Amber

Nose - Butterscotch and fig

Palate - Caramel, Crisp Apple, and Dried Cherries

Finish - Oak Tannins and Vanilla

Brand
John Emerald
Size
750ml / VI
ABV
43.0
Country
United States
Region
Alabama

Additional Product Info

About Spurgeon's Barrel Aged Rum

Alabama has a rich history in sugar cane farming, but no history in rum production. John Emerald Distilling (JED) has created the first rum produced in Alabama since prohibition (and possibly ever). Since there are no sugar refineries in Alabama the cane grown here is specifically cultivated for a rich flavor and are traditionally used to create syrup or used as "chewing" cane. These varieties of cane along with sugars imported from the Mauritius Islands allow JED to create a deep and flavorful rum. The rum's namesake, Spurgeon, was a big man with a gruff exterior and a gentle interior. His spirit was bold, feisty, cocky and kind all at the same time. John Emerald would like to think our Alabama Rum embodies and honors the spirit of Spurge.

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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.