Brooklyn is known for many things – churches, the original home of the Dodgers, peculiar accents and pronunciations, the 3rd largest city in the country (if it were a city) and my “hometown.”
It also has an interesting history in the alcohol industry particularly in
distilled spirits.
A previous posting mentioned Kings County Distillery, which claims to be New York City’s oldest operating whiskey distillery, the first since before prohibition. They produce handcrafted bourbon and moonshine and I intend to visit their operation and report back.
In doing my research about them, other distillers and the history of Brooklyn in the booze business, I came across some interesting information.