Kings County Distillery has announced a defining moment: the sale of one millionth bottle. In an era where industrial distillers and non-distilling bottlers have started to see their fortunes wane, Kings County has achieved what many thought impossible for an independent craft distiller: true scale without compromise.
To immortalize the moment, the symbolic Millionth Bottle will be permanently installed in the Distillery’s Boozeum, joining the other artifacts of New York City’s distilling history.
Kings County started selling in small 200ml and 375ml bottles, which connected the brand to a wide audience with a small production,” said co-founder and distiller Colin Spoelman. “Kings County has always produced whiskey under its own name from New York grain, mashing, distilling, and aging in house—a rarity for whiskey brands including some that purport to be local. To hit one million bottles is more than a sales figure; it’s a mandate from a new generation of drinkers who demand creativity and excellence over industrial products cloaked in legacy marketing.
The Millionth Milestone Edition
To celebrate and commemorate the moment, and as an offering to friends and fans who built the brand, Kings County is pulling the first 500 bottles from the millionth-bottle run of its most popular label for a Commemorative Limited-Edition Straight Bourbon. This hand-numbered release, carrying a 4-year age statement, represents the everyday excellence of the distillery’s mashing, distilling, and aging.
Launch Party
The In-Person Launch: A limited physical allocation will drop at the historic Gatehouse tasting room on March 27th, at 7PM EST.
Online Release
These limited edition bourbon bottles will be available Monday, March 30th at 2pm EST at kingscountydistillery.com