About

Swamp Fox Distilling is a craft rum distillery in historic downtown Pendleton, SC, producing bold, handcrafted pot-distilled rums under the Pure Corruption® brand using a custom Alembic copper pot still, Louisiana raw sugar, blackstrap molasses, and Caribbean yeast. They offer a range of innovative flavors like Naked white rum, infused options such as Toasted Coconut, Sinfully Spiced, and premium aged sipping rums like Dead Center XO. Known for heavier, more flavorful rums that 'corrupt even the purest of taste buds,' they emphasize smooth, Caribbean-style profiles with unique twists.

Pot-distilled rum using Alembic still Pure Corruption® bold rums Flavored infusions like smoked, toasted coconut, coffee Premium aged Dead Center XO
Photos
Distillery hero image Booty Brûlée rum cream Dead Center XO rum Toasted Coconut rum Distillery team or venue photo
What They Make
Naked
White rum straight from the still, proofed to 90 proof, heavy rum with butterscotch and toffee notes. Great in Mojitos.
spirit
The Dark Side
Dark rum proofed to 90, caramelized raw sugar and molasses for sweet caramel taste.
spirit
Sinfully Spiced
Spiced rum proofed to 96 with 11 spices from local store, bold flavor.
spirit
Toasted Coconut
Coconut rum proofed to 60, infused with toasted organic coconut and raw sugar.
spirit
Smoked
Smoked rum proofed to 90 with real hardwood smoke, lingering flavor.
spirit
Vanilla
Vanilla rum proofed to 60, infused with Madagascar vanilla beans.
spirit
Fox's Fire
Cinnamon rum proofed to 90 with cinnamon sticks and crushed red pepper, no sweeteners.
spirit
All In
Clemson tribute rum proofed to 100, infused with orange zest and vanilla beans.
spirit
Booty Brûlée
Rum cream at 37.6 proof using mix of Dark Side, Spiced, and Vanilla rums.
spirit
A Shot in the Dark
Coffee rum proofed to 60 with Guatemalan dark roast coffee.
spirit
Dead Center XO
Premium aged straight rum, 92 proof, 2+ years in charred oak barrels, gold medal winner.
spirit
Dead Center XO Cask Strength
Cask strength aged straight rum, 126-130 proof, single barrel bottlings.
spirit
Awards
Silver Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2022 for Swamp Fox Whiskey 2022
Upcoming Events
Trivia Nights
recurring
Held at the distillery with merchandise prizes.
Scheduled Closings
2026 dates listed
Specific closing dates in 2026 announced.
Latest News

2026 Scheduled Closings listed; ongoing production of special editions like Two Timer using re-used barrels from local producers.