Conecuh Sausage

Conecuh Sausage has been smoking over a pure hickory fire in Evergreen, Alabama since 1947. Family-owned and operated for over 75 years, they've never changed the formula: select cuts, a patented seasoning blend, and slow hickory smoking. It's the kind of sausage that develops a regional following so fierce that Alabama expats treat it like contraband — carrying it home in coolers after visits, ordering it shipped just to stock the freezer.

Evergreen is a small city in Conecuh County, deep in South Alabama, just off I-65. The gift shop at the production facility is a destination in itself, open Monday through Saturday, with Conecuh sausage grilling from 7 AM onward. People plan stops around it.

The sausage comes in several formats — rope, smoked, Cajun — and the hickory smoke is real, not artificial flavoring. That's not a small distinction. Most commercial sausage operations moved away from actual wood smoke decades ago. Conecuh didn't. The smoke is part of the identity, and it shows in both flavor and color — the characteristic deep mahogany that you don't get from smoke extract.

What they've built isn't a brand in the contemporary sense. It's a regional institution. Conecuh Sausage is the answer to a specific question: what does Alabama taste like? The product is consistent, the process is unchanged, and the family has held onto it through decades when acquisition pressure would have been real.

Products

• Original Smoked Sausage (rope, links)
• Cajun Style Smoked Sausage
• Hickory Smoked Sausage (various cuts)
• Smoked Sausage patties
• Gift boxes and variety packs (available online and at gift shop)

Why We List Them

• Family-owned and operated since 1947 — over 75 years in Evergreen, Alabama
• No outside investors, no corporate acquisition
• Patented seasoning blend unchanged for 75+ years
• Real hickory smoke, not smoke flavoring — a meaningful process distinction
• Regional institution with loyal following across Alabama and the Southeast
• Gift shop and on-site grilling operation open Monday–Saturday in Evergreen, AL