Kings County DIstillery

Kings County Distillery is New York City’s oldest operating whiskey distillery, the first since prohibition. Founded in 2010, Kings County makes handmade moonshine and bourbon out of the 113-year-old Paymaster Building in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.  The distillery uses New York grain and traditional distilling equipment to make distinctive whiskey.  Our moonshine won “Best in Category” for corn whiskey at the 2011 American Distilling Institute’s Craft Spirits Conference and Kings County won silver medals for both whiskies at the 2013 Conference.The distillery is open for tours and tastings from 2:30pm to 5:30pm every Saturday.  We don’t have a phone and tours are very informal.  No reservations are needed.  Tours, which include a tasting and admission to the Boozeum, are $8.  Tours last about 45 minutes and run every 20-30 minutes.