Kings County Distillery
@KingsCoWhiskey
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Kings County is NYC's oldest, largest & premier craft distillery. We make bourbon, rye, and other whiskeys. Visit us @TheGatehouses . Tweets by @spoelmania
Brooklyn, NY
Joined February 2011
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We can make up to 100 gallons of WHO-recipe sanitizer a day here in Brooklyn.
@NYGovCuomo
, we are here to help.
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7 Years ago, we made a private barrel of whiskey for
@alexisohanian
. It became the HIGHEST BARREL PROOF WHISKEY we've ever heard of, with only 3 bottles left in the barrel at 177.4 proof.
#diamondhands
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When a new bourbon brand distilled in Indiana hits the market.
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Yesterday, we won DISTILLERY OF THE YEAR at TALES OF THE COCKTAIL and we are all very thrilled.
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Dear
@IrishWhiskeyAsc
, we'll answer for a lot, but accusing us of misleading consumers is fighting words around here. You want to pick a fight, we return the effort. See attached for our correspondence with your overzealous attorneys which we thought should be public (1/7):
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I put together a little pie chart of all American column distillers running a 28" or larger column(s) by capacity, ranked, as a public service.
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I really would have thought people might have diversified their interests in American whiskey by now, but I still see so many posts about Buffalo Trace products and pricing. Really? This is how you want to spend your time? The world has so much more...
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Mindful drinking is a great exercise. Consider what you are drinking. Who makes it? What are their values? Who benefits from your purchase? We support drinking less and drinking more thoughtfully when you imbibe. Considered consumption is a good exercise all around.
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8 degrees of authenticity in American whiskey.
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Very excited to share the news of my new book. Part memoir, part travelogue, part tasting notes. I tasted 200 of my favorite whiskeys, all for you, dear reader. May 14th!
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Barrel No 2021 just shy of 9 year, 137.4 pf, on sale tomorrow sat march 9at noon on site and on line. Classic kcd barrel proof profile: cherry cola oak butterscotch. Yum. $150.
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Whiskey doesn't really age that much after a few years but wood continues to age—and it's the interaction with maturing wood that makes whiskey more complex, not time itself. Seems an under-appreciated distinction to me.
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There are now more registered distilleries in NY State than there are in all of Scotland. Let's take a minute with that one.
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“At a profit if we can, at a loss if we must, but always fine bourbon.” We follow that advice…
The bourbon world is bigger than Kentucky, and these are the 10 best bottles that prove it.
Check out my list of the 10 best non-Kentucky bourbons here! 😎🥃
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Having some fun with this one. Get yours Wednesday at the distillery.
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Whiskey tariffs continue to harm American distillers. Just in case you forgot because it's not in the press.
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For anyone wanting to become an expert on American whiskey, let us save you the trouble with this handy rating guide! Now you don't even need to taste the whiskey to know!
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Agave spirits have surpassed whiskey sales in the U.S. for the first time.
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The 6 types of Kentucky Whisky from 1870. We make the third type.
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Some professional news! 👔👔 After much careful deliberation and blending, we are releasing this year's BARREL STRENGTH BOURBON today at 130 proof. Get it while it lasts.
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If you’ve ever bought a whiskey with an age statement, then you’ve shown you care about transparency. Why stop there? Ask for more information and see who gives it.
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This year's Empire Rye is now Barrel Strength! On sale now through our site and wherever the absolute finest whiskeys are sold.
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Ryan just pulled some barrels that went up 30 proof points during maturation, from 116 to 146 (over 6-7 years). Crazy.
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Our small business Saturday release announced.
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This repeal day, let's repeal the Prohibition of letting distillers safely ship spirits to consumers.
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Ever wonder how we get 45,000 lbs of corn to Brooklyn each month? With a tractor-trailer, transport auger, and grain silo.
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I'm excited to announce our PRE-PROHBITION whiskey series! All the aged whiskeys in our existing pot-distilled 19th-century-style portfolio qualify! Be suspicious of any other source delivering modern whiskey in old-timey packaging.
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We love a good infographic. Here's a handy one when you are trying to find your favorite Kings County whiskeys.
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Most are shocked at the price of shipping alcohol to consumers. We'd love the USPS to be able to compete for that business. Change the law:
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I know a few people missed out on the single barrel release last week, so here's an early crack at this year's barrel strength. Ordering is LIVE NOW while it lasts:
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You are welcome. Glad to help.
I stumbled across some kings county barrel strength batch 14 at one of my local liquor stores. This stuff is so damn good. Thanks again
@KingsCoWhiskey
for making such fine bourbon.
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It's a bummer when you are at a nice restaurant and they are promoting a bourbon brand that did little more than heating up the frozen meal in the microwave.
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We are closed today but we reopen tomorrow with 7-year haz-mat oated bourbon and 7-year bib and more!
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Interesting point of differentiation on the cooperage from a 1960s makers mark brochure.
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Bourbon is entering a new era, and
@BreakingBourbon
gets it spot on with this piece: . If you haven't read it, go now. If you have gotten this far, let me reintroduce you to Kings County Distillery, (a thread).
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@FredMinnick
's list of top 100 whiskeys of 2021 is out and look who landed at
#73
and
#43
. That's our Empire Rye and Barrel Strength Bourbon, respectively. Fred is the undisputed most comprehensive taster of US whiskeys and to be on his list at all is quite an honor.
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Full text, included here and the product in question:
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We know you have a choice in what whiskey you stock during the upcoming national quarantine and we thank you in advance for your consideration.
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At some point in American Whiskey we are going to start talking about pot stills. While everyone is still hung up on barrel entry proof and barrel finishes, the most fundamental production distinction is being overlooked.
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A terrific article on whiskey of any variety, but this study of the state of
#texaswhiskey
in
@texasmonthly
by
@elbenson
is required reading: surprising and fascinating.
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Expensive ice cream is not just about flavor but texture. You should hold your whiskey to the same standard as your dessert.
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Is it just me or are there 15 distilleries claiming to have one of 6 permits issued for medicinal production during Prohibition?
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PSA: Big Tree Bottles in Brookyn is sitting on some single barrel goodies signed by Ryan and Nathan...
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We're releasing our 2022 BiBs this week: our standard BiB, now a 6-year and a black-label 7-year. Enjoy this picture of Old Taylor's Bonded Bottling Hall to celebrate this 125-year law and tradition.
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That one was truly a banger.
@TaylorCope1982
@KingsCoWhiskey
@aarongoldfarb
This one? Cracked that bottle the night I took this pic. It was a damn fine pick!
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I'm hoping everyone is enjoying their newly regained crypto wealth and suggest you convert some of it to America's safest investment™, bottled American whiskey.
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Wow, almost half of American rye sold is Bulleit, and it sells almost 7 times the 2nd place contender, Old Overholt.
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IN STOCK RIGHT NOW at the tasting room, we have barrel strength empire rye, award winning barrel strength bourbon, 8-year distillery exclusive lightly peated single barrel, and the 82% HazMat (pours only). It might be a good time for a visit...
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If we made tuna whiskey, we would definitely use real tuna.
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Everyone in bourbon hopes that international business will absorb excess capacity, but I expect more global brands sold in the US, not vice versa. US is far more likely to adopt Baijiu, Soju, world whiskeys: more diversity here is the pattern. Only a few US brands have Intl legs.
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Use this handy map to find your source for Kings County across the land! Ask your store to order through our great network of distributors listed here.
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Bourbon boring? I guess you finally figured out the same stuff in different packaging isn't that exciting after all? Especially at triple the 2011 price?
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Glass on the far right is 7.5 year old corn whiskey from an uncharred barrel. Not a lot of whiskey like that in the world.
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One thing that's nice about the Scotch Whisky Regulations is you can't just make up a distillery name and advertise that your product was distilled there. What a concept.
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If you can blind taste a whiskey and tell me if it was stored vertically in barrels or horizontally, you are allowed to pontificate on the relative merits of storage techniques.
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We used to get 10 emails a day asking us to donate to charities and fundraisers. Now it's 10 emails a day for samples to an instagram/TikTok review platform. I miss the old days?
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You can still add to your bourbon collection while you aren't drinking it.
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Thought you all would appreciate this infographic. 1.2% of corn goes to beverage alcohol (but let's assume half of that is Titos). I'd guess less than .5% goes to whiskey.
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If bourbon belongs to Kentucky, then rye whiskey belongs to New York—but why limit yourself to either.
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"I, perhaps more than any other American whiskey distiller, want truth and transparency from producers. But coming after a small producer with a spurious and patently ridiculous claim of misleading consumers is not the way to protect Irish whiskey." (7/7)
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My response to the revised TTB rules being proposed at . Thanks to
@SkusRecentEats
for the initial review of the proposed regulations, which merit more scrutiny and commentary from our industry and colleagues.
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2010 Pappy
2011 Weller 12
2013 Any other very old whiskey.
2014 Weller Antique
2015 Old bottles (dusties)
2016 Barrel Finished Anything
2017 Bottled-in-Bond
2018 Stickered Barrel Club Picks
2019 ???
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Dear
#Georgia
. You are a great state, but is it really necessary that I list all my personal family members and their addresses to be able to sell our
#craftwhiskey
in your state? My sister has done nothing wrong!
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Here's a little fun fact about our whiskeys: the color of the cap tells you the dominant grain in the mashbill: silver-corn, gold-rye, black-barley, and the elusive but extant white-wheat.
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New Blender's Reserve 7-Year Barrel Proof Bourbon Whiskey, on sale Saturday April 2, 1pm with blenders Ryan and Nathan signing bottles. More here:
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Scroll all the way down, it's worth it...
The bourbon world is bigger than Kentucky, and these are the 10 best bottles that prove it.
Check out my list of the 10 best non-Kentucky bourbons here! 😎🥃
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NEW BIB WHISKEYS FROM KINGS COUNTY DISTILLERY
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A whiskey is either bonded or not. Theres no gray area and no ambiguity. Either you play by the rules or get out of the arena. “Kinda bonded” is mot a category.
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I look forward to the day we can talk about cooperage quality when we are talking about American whiskey. Not all barrels are made equal, and for a $75 bottle, you deserve whiskey aged in the best barrels on the market, not commodity entry-level barrels.
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"We love Irish Whiskey and we love truth in labeling even more. We both want the same things. But there is Irish Whiskey, which belongs to you, and there is the tradition of Irish distilling which belongs to the world." (5/7)
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Just remember, every time you celebrate Dry January, a distiller's child goes hungry.
#supportthechildren
#dryjanuary
#dryjanuary2020
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Here's my business idea for the day: a delivery company that delivers liquids in bottles without breaking them? Could be huge. Or maybe
@fedex
can start an "artisanal delivery" division where they actually handle packages carefully with an intent to preserve the contents?
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If UPS can ship whiskey, USPS should be allowed to do it too. Repeal Prohibition! Again! Once and for all!
Direct-to-Consumer shipping serves as an important complement to the traditional three-tier system of beverage alcohol distribution and has been a critical lifeline for craft distilleries during the pandemic.
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