Kings County Distillery is an idea that turned into a pastime that grew into a business, but mostly it is an extension of a college friendship. Distilling whiskey takes time and requires patience. We wouldn't have lasted very long at it if we didn't enjoy each other's company.
Kings County is predicated on a discovery: You can actually make very good whiskey at home, and reasonably easily, and the possibilities of whiskey are much greater than what liquor store shelves suggest. That seemed to us like an opportunity, something worth exploring in our time off.
This book is something of an attempt to answer the many questions we stumbled over as we taught ourselves to make whiskey. It is a collaborative effort, written by Colin and edited by David, and we hope it provokes other old friends to start making some of what they drink.