The new Samuel Maverick Barrel Aged Rum, the first rum aged in the distillery’s subterranean, historic bank vault, is now available for purchase from the Maverick Distilling website with shipping to more than 40 states. 

This limited release is also available for purchase at the downtown San Antonio distillery. This new release is made with Samuel Maverick’s highly-rated White Rum then aged in used Maverick whiskey barrels.  

Samuel Maverick White Rum was awarded 93 points by Wine Spectator for Best Buy Craft Rum. The American-made rum starts with imported Colombian Panela, a raw cane sugar created by boiling and evaporating cane juice, which is then blended with molasses and fermented before distillation in a copper pot still. Prior to bottling, it is charcoal filtered to achieve a smooth and round mouthfeel, while retaining the original character of the Panela sugar. 

Samuel Maverick Barrel Aged Rum gets its unique flavor from aging the white rum for three years and ten months in used 30-gallon Maverick whiskey barrels resting within the thick walls of the bank vault below the distillery.

This unique aging room has near-constant humidity with less pronounced temperature swings throughout the year. With the warm, humid aging environment the aging process is akin to a “Tropical” aging environment. The barrel brings forward characteristics of the rum rather than masking them.

“Our distillery tasting room draws an eager audience of whiskey lovers,” Dr. Kenneth Maverick, founder of Maverick Distilling, said in a news release. “While many people love our White Rum on its own and in cocktails, we knew that whiskey drinkers would naturally gravitate to a beautifully aged rum. This new, aged rum absolutely hit the mark. We’re glad to have it available for sale online in time for the holidays.”

Deep amber in color, Samuel Maverick Barrel Aged Rum is bottled at 80 proof/40% ABV. It is available for a suggested retail price of $55 for a 750ml bottle and can be found at Maverick Distilling in San Antonio, Texas, as well as via the distillery website for direct-to-door shipping to most states. As a limited, single barrel release, only 100 bottles were packaged and made available for purchase. 

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About Maverick Distilling

Maverick Distilling, located at 115 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78205 is a distillery, brewery, tasting room, and event center dedicated to Sam and Mary Ann Maverick, one of San Antonio’s earliest families. The state-of-the-art distillery produces a variety of spirits distilled using Texas-grown grains on a copper hybrid pot still. For more information visit: https://maverickwhiskey.com/.