Savannah Spirits Group announced last week it will be opening a 12,000-square-foot distillery in the city's historic district. Production is anticipated to begin in March 2018.
Initially, the company will produce silver and amber rum. Vodka, gin and, eventually, whiskey are planned for the future.
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Savannah has a long history of rum-running and bootlegging. Tunnels were dug beneath the city for smuggling liquor into the once dry town. Following statewide prohibition in 1907, the city petitioned to secede from Georgia in order to allow its citizens to drink. Savannah was soon referred to as the " Bootleg Spigot of the South" for the amount of illegal booze being smuggled into its port. Bell stated that he wants Savannah Spirits and its products to pay homage to the city's 284-year history, most of which centered around rum.
116 Whitaker Street (corner of Whitaker and State Streets), www.savannahspirits.com.
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