Kings County Distillery is a

distillery Distillation, also classical distillation, is the process of separating the component substances of a liquid mixture of two or more chemically discrete substances; the separation process is realized by way of the selective boiling of the mixt ...

located at the

Brooklyn Navy Yard The Brooklyn Navy Yard (originally known as the New York Navy Yard) is a shipyard and industrial complex in northwest Brooklyn in New York City, New York (state), New York, U.S. The Navy Yard is located on the East River in Wallabout Bay, a se ...

Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...

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. It produces corn whiskey,

bourbon whiskey Bourbon whiskey (; also simply bourbon) is a Aging (food), barrel-aged American whiskey made primarily from corn (maize). The name derives from the Kingdom of France, French House of Bourbon, although the precise source of inspiration is uncerta ...

, 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 of ...

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

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.

References

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