Kings County Distillery
Type | Private |
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Industry | Microdistillery |
Founded | New York City, New York, 2009 |
Founder | David Haskell (editor) Colin Spoelman |
Headquarters | New York City, New York , United States |
Area served | New York City |
Number of employees | 20 |
Website | http://www.kingscountydistillery.com |
Kings County Distillery is a distillery located at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York City. It produces corn whiskey, bourbon whiskey, and rye whiskey, as well as other American craft whiskeys.
History[]
Kings County Distillery was founded by Colin Spoelman and David Haskell (editor) in 2009, spurred by changes in New York State law regarding the licensing of microdistilleries.[1] It officially began production out of its 330 square feet (31 m2) warehouse[1] in April 2010.[2]
In 2012, the distillery moved into the Brooklyn Navy Yard and installed copper whiskey stills imported from Scotland.[3] The distillery focuses on a variety of unusual American whiskeys, being named part of America's New Whiskey Rebellion by Whiskey Advocate,[4] with unusual whiskeys like a Peated Bourbon, American Single Malt, and a craft Bottled in bond bourbon. The distillery is also making , a project to establish a new standard of identity for New York made rye with other craft distillers.
In 2016, Kings County Distillery opened The Gatehouses, a tasting room in the historic Sands Street gate of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.[5]
In 2020, Kings County Distillery released their oldest Bourbon whiskey yet as a limited-edition 7-year-old single barrel whiskey, to coincide with its 10th-year birthday celebration. [6]
Products[]
Kings County began by releasing an unaged corn whiskey, but as the distillery has grown it now has a wider portfolio of whiskeys aged 2–5 years.
- Kings County Moonshine
- Kings County Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Kings County Peated Bourbon
- Kings County Single Malt Whiskey
- Kings County Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon
- Kings County Empire Rye
- Kings County Chocolate Whiskey
Awards[]
In 2016, Kings County Distillery was named "Distillery of the Year" by the American Distilling Institute.[7]
References[]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b Reddy, Sumathi (25 June 2010). "Brooklyn Whiskey Run". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ David Haskell and Colin Spoelman (25 April 2010). "New York City's First Distillery Since Prohibition". New York Magazine.
- ^ McGeehan, Patrick (4 February 2013). "Distillery's Small Batches May Soon Be Less Small". New York Times.
- ^ Beaumont, Stephen. "The New Whiskey Rebellion".
- ^ Crowley, Chris. "Kings County Distillery's Tasting Room Opens Tonight With Whiskey Pops, Manhattans, and More". Grub Street.
- ^ "Kings County Distillery's 7-Year-Old Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey". . BourbonBlog News. 7 October 2020.
- ^ Tishgart, Sierra. "Kings County Distillery Is Winning Major Awards". Grub Street.
Coordinates: 40°41′59″N 73°58′48″W / 40.69972°N 73.98000°W
- Companies based in Brooklyn
- American companies established in 2009
- Food and drink companies established in 2009
- Distilleries in New York (state)
- Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Microdistilleries
- Food and drink companies based in New York City