Kings County Distillery
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Microdistillery |
| Founded | New York City, New York, 2009 |
| Founder | David Haskell 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
[edit]Kings County Distillery was founded by Colin Spoelman and David Haskell 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 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 also makes Empire Rye, 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]
Products
[edit]Kings County began by releasing an unaged corn whiskey, and later had a wider portfolio of whiskeys aged 2–7 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
[edit]In 2016, Kings County Distillery was named "Distillery of the Year" by the American Distilling Institute.[6]
References
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- ^ a b Reddy, Sumathi (25 June 2010). "Brooklyn Whiskey Run". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Haskell, David; Spoelman, Colin (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". The New York Times.
- ^ Beaumont, Stephen (2 December 2016). "The New Whiskey Rebellion". Whisky Advocate.
- ^ Crowley, Chris (6 May 2016). "Kings County Distillery's Tasting Room Opens Tonight With Whiskey Pops, Manhattans, and More". Grub Street.
- ^ Tishgart, Sierra (6 April 2016). "Kings County Distillery Is Winning Major Awards". Grub Street.
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