Kings County Distillery

New York City's oldest operating whiskey distillery since Prohibition, founded in 2010 by Colin Spoelman (a Kentucky native) and David Haskell in the Brooklyn Navy Yard's historic Paymaster Building. Started with tiny 24-gallon pot stills -- the kind of small-batch craft that defined the American microdistillery movement. Their bourbon, made from New York organic corn and English malted barley, is matured in small (5-15 gallon) barrels, accelerating extraction. Known for innovative expressions including a peated bourbon, chocolate whiskey, and bottled-in-bond bourbon. Spoelman also authored 'Dead Distillers,' a history of American whiskey. Represents the Brooklyn craft spirits ethos -- artisanal, experimental, and unapologetically urban.

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