Kings County Distillery is a

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located at the

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Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, beh ...

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. It produces

corn whiskey Corn whiskey is an American liquor made principally from corn. Distinct from the stereotypical American moonshine, in which sugar is normally added to the mash, corn whiskey uses a traditional mash process, and is subject to the tax and identit ...

bourbon whiskey Bourbon () is a type of barrel-aged American whiskey made primarily from corn. The name derives from the French Bourbon dynasty, although the precise source of inspiration is uncertain; contenders include Bourbon County in Kentucky and Bourb ...

, and

rye whiskey Rye whiskey can refer to two different, but related, types of whiskey: * American rye whiskey, which is similar to bourbon whiskey, but must be distilled from at least 51 percent rye grain * Canadian whisky, which is often referred to as (and o ...

, 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

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law regarding the licensing of microdistilleries. It officially began production out of its warehouse in April 2010. In 2012, the distillery moved into the Brooklyn Navy Yard and installed copper whiskey stills imported from Scotland. The distillery focuses on American whiskeys, being named part of America's New Whiskey Rebellion by Whiskey Advocate, with unusual whiskeys like a Peated Bourbon, American Single Malt, and a craft

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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. Brooklyn Navy Yard October 23, 2018 (44797879834)

Brooklyn Navy Yard October 23, 2018 (44797879834)

In 2016, Kings County Distillery opened The Gatehouses, a tasting room in the historic Sands Street gate of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. 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.

Products

Kings County began by releasing an unaged

, and later had 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.

References

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