Kings County Distillery
{{Short description|Distillery in Brooklyn, New York City}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Kings County Distillery
| image = Whiskey and moonshine.jpg
| type = Private
| foundation = New York City, New York, {{Start date and age|2009}}
| founder = David Haskell
Colin Spoelman
| location_city = New York City, New York
| location_country = United States
| area_served = New York City
| industry = Microdistillery
| num_employees = 20
| homepage = 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 in 2009, spurred by changes in New York State law regarding the licensing of microdistilleries.{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704256304575321341337456172|title=Brooklyn Whiskey Run|last=Reddy|first=Sumathi|date=25 June 2010|work=The Wall Street Journal}} It officially began production out of its {{convert|330|sqft|m2}} warehouse in April 2010.{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/nightlife/features/65626/|title=New York City's First Distillery Since Prohibition|work=New York Magazine|first1=David|last1=Haskell|first2=Colin|last2=Spoelman|date=25 April 2010}}
In 2012, the distillery moved into the Brooklyn Navy Yard and installed copper whiskey stills imported from Scotland.{{cite news |last1=McGeehan |first1=Patrick |title=Distillery's Small Batches May Soon Be Less Small |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/04/nyregion/brooklyn-makers-of-legal-moonshine-get-2-new-stills.html |website=The New York Times|date=4 February 2013 }} The distillery focuses on American whiskeys, being named part of America's New Whiskey Rebellion by Whiskey Advocate,{{cite news |last1=Beaumont |first1=Stephen |date=2 December 2016 |title=The New Whiskey Rebellion |url=http://whiskyadvocate.com/the-new-whiskey-rebellion/ |website=Whisky Advocate}} 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.
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In 2016, Kings County Distillery opened The Gatehouses, a tasting room in the historic Sands Street gate of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.{{cite news |last1=Crowley |first1=Chris |date=6 May 2016 |title=Kings County Distillery's Tasting Room Opens Tonight With Whiskey Pops, Manhattans, and More |url=http://www.grubstreet.com/2016/05/kings-county-gatehouses-debut.html |publisher=Grub Street}}
Products
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
In 2016, Kings County Distillery was named "Distillery of the Year" by the American Distilling Institute.{{cite web |last1=Tishgart |first1=Sierra |date=6 April 2016 |title=Kings County Distillery Is Winning Major Awards |url=http://www.grubstreet.com/2016/04/kings-county-distillery-awards.html |website=Grub Street}}
References
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Category:Companies based in Brooklyn
Category:American companies established in 2009
Category:Food and drink companies established in 2009