John Emerald Distilling Company

Opelika, Alabama · DSP-AL-20003 · basic permit AL-S-20003

A label says this plant distilled something. Also printed as John Emerald Distilling Company C/O N-Finite Spirits 706 North Railroad Avenue.

About this house

Find their whiskey: Where to Buy — their own where-to-buy page; read from their homepage 2026-10-07
What it does: Alabama's first legal distillery since Prohibition, in a restored cotton warehouse at 706 N. Railroad Ave., Opelika
Founded: 2013 — Opened 2013 by John and Jimmy Sharp; some sources say 2014; first whiskey 2015
Owner: John and Jimmy Sharp (father and son founders)
Address: 706 N Railroad Ave, Opelika, AL 36801 — TTB FOIA Spirits Producers and Bottlers list, 2026-08-31: permit AL-S-20003
Website: johnemeralddistilling.com

Read from johnemeralddistilling.com, 1819news.com, ttb.gov, 2026-09-05. Identity facts only; who distilled what comes from the labels above.

							Distiller
	25 Feb	John Emerald, Lillian's Straight Rye Whiskey	Straight rye	3 y	90	AL	Own still
	17 Dec	Papa Tek	Bourbon	Not stated	86	AL	Own still

25 FebJohn Emerald, Lillian's Straight Rye WhiskeyStraight rye, 3 y, 90 proof

17 DecPapa TekBourbon, 86 proof

Every label this permit holder filed, whatever the label says about who distilled it.

						Distiller
25 Feb	John Emerald, Lillian's Straight Rye Whiskey	Straight rye	3 y	90	AL	Own still
17 Dec	Papa Tek	Bourbon	Not stated	86	AL	Own still
19 Sep	Oak Bowery Bourbon	Bourbon	Not stated	114.8	Not stated	Not named

25 FebJohn Emerald, Lillian's Straight Rye WhiskeyStraight rye, 3 y, 90 proof

17 DecPapa TekBourbon, 86 proof

19 SepOak Bowery BourbonBourbon, 114.8 proof