I grew up in Kentucky it was a dry County so I was interested in this
County so I was interested in this
County so I was interested in this cultural difference in curious enough
cultural difference in curious enough
cultural difference in curious enough that I bought a still off the internet
that I bought a still off the internet
that I bought a still off the internet and started making moonshine in my
and started making moonshine in my
and started making moonshine in my apartment which billy-goat though I was
apartment which billy-goat though I was
apartment which billy-goat though I was slightly worried about it and ultimately
slightly worried about it and ultimately
slightly worried about it and ultimately that worry led to starting a real
that worry led to starting a real
that worry led to starting a real legitimate business
New York City has a climate that’s very
New York City has a climate that’s very similar to Kentucky you get a lot of
similar to Kentucky you get a lot of
similar to Kentucky you get a lot of temperature fluctuation which is what
temperature fluctuation which is what
temperature fluctuation which is what contributes most to the aging and
contributes most to the aging and
contributes most to the aging and whiskey on hot days the whiskey will
whiskey on hot days the whiskey will
whiskey on hot days the whiskey will expand driving the spirit deep into the
expand driving the spirit deep into the
expand driving the spirit deep into the pores of the wood and then on colder
pores of the wood and then on colder
pores of the wood and then on colder days the spirit will shrink when that
days the spirit will shrink when that
days the spirit will shrink when that pulls the spirit back out of those pores
pulls the spirit back out of those pores
pulls the spirit back out of those pores that process of filtering infuses it
that process of filtering infuses it
that process of filtering infuses it with the caramelized SAP of the tree
with the caramelized SAP of the tree
with the caramelized SAP of the tree which is really where bourbon gets its
which is really where bourbon gets its
which is really where bourbon gets its flavor from whiskey’s been around for
flavor from whiskey’s been around for
flavor from whiskey’s been around for three hundred years and you can make a
three hundred years and you can make a
three hundred years and you can make a recipe from 1820 or 1720 so there’s this
recipe from 1820 or 1720 so there’s this
recipe from 1820 or 1720 so there’s this great connection to the past and also a
great connection to the past and also a
great connection to the past and also a connection to the future really up until
connection to the future really up until
connection to the future really up until prohibition there were thousands of
prohibition there were thousands of
prohibition there were thousands of whiskey distilleries over the history of
whiskey distilleries over the history of
whiskey distilleries over the history of New York City
New York City
New York City the first distillery in the country was
the first distillery in the country was
the first distillery in the country was here during the Civil War and a lot of
here during the Civil War and a lot of
here during the Civil War and a lot of Irish immigrants moved here with a
Irish immigrants moved here with a
Irish immigrants moved here with a specific intention of building
specific intention of building
specific intention of building distilleries it’s in a way part of what
distilleries it’s in a way part of what
distilleries it’s in a way part of what defines Brooklyn is people moving to
defines Brooklyn is people moving to
defines Brooklyn is people moving to Brooklyn to apply a trade and was
Brooklyn to apply a trade and was
Brooklyn to apply a trade and was certainly true in the 1860s is true in
certainly true in the 1860s is true in
certainly true in the 1860s is true in 2014 – I think other people have had the
2014 – I think other people have had the
2014 – I think other people have had the same lightbulb in their head that it
same lightbulb in their head that it
same lightbulb in their head that it makes sense in this city full of people
makes sense in this city full of people
makes sense in this city full of people who like to drink to give them a
who like to drink to give them a
who like to drink to give them a connection to what they’re making why am
connection to what they’re making why am
connection to what they’re making why am I making gin
I making gin
I making gin that was always a big gin drinker and it
that was always a big gin drinker and it
that was always a big gin drinker and it was something I was interested in I was
was something I was interested in I was
was something I was interested in I was working on Wall Street at that time it
working on Wall Street at that time it
working on Wall Street at that time it was one of those jobs when you wake up
was one of those jobs when you wake up
was one of those jobs when you wake up cringe about going to work on Monday
cringe about going to work on Monday
cringe about going to work on Monday morning so this is something that even
morning so this is something that even
morning so this is something that even though it’s very challenging it’s
though it’s very challenging it’s
though it’s very challenging it’s exciting you spend more time working you
exciting you spend more time working you
exciting you spend more time working you have expelling to family to friends or
have expelling to family to friends or
have expelling to family to friends or anything so you want to do something
anything so you want to do something
anything so you want to do something that that you that you enjoy doing most
that that you that you enjoy doing most
that that you that you enjoy doing most companies use corn because corn is the
companies use corn because corn is the
companies use corn because corn is the cheapest of the grains we use an organic
cheapest of the grains we use an organic
cheapest of the grains we use an organic New York steak or a wheat growing up
New York steak or a wheat growing up
New York steak or a wheat growing up around Syracuse it’s a really nice soft
around Syracuse it’s a really nice soft
around Syracuse it’s a really nice soft neutral base the blank canvas that
neutral base the blank canvas that
neutral base the blank canvas that you’re painting your picture on
you’re painting your picture on
you’re painting your picture on our Jean Zak installed the technique
our Jean Zak installed the technique
our Jean Zak installed the technique that was being used as early as the 19th
that was being used as early as the 19th
that was being used as early as the 19th century by French a few distillers
century by French a few distillers
century by French a few distillers because flowers are very susceptible to
because flowers are very susceptible to
because flowers are very susceptible to damages from heat
damages from heat
damages from heat vacuum distillation process removes air
vacuum distillation process removes air
vacuum distillation process removes air pressure from an enclosed environment
pressure from an enclosed environment
pressure from an enclosed environment and reduce that Mystere pressure you can
and reduce that Mystere pressure you can
and reduce that Mystere pressure you can lower the temperature you distill that
lower the temperature you distill that
lower the temperature you distill that prevents a lot of the delicate aromas
prevents a lot of the delicate aromas
prevents a lot of the delicate aromas from the botanicals from getting this
from the botanicals from getting this
from the botanicals from getting this dude
what’s great about the distillery is in
what’s great about the distillery is in New York City is that everybody’s kind
New York City is that everybody’s kind
New York City is that everybody’s kind of doing something different and that is
of doing something different and that is
of doing something different and that is contributing to a fairly diverse
contributing to a fairly diverse
contributing to a fairly diverse landscape of spirits corn whiskey by law
landscape of spirits corn whiskey by law
landscape of spirits corn whiskey by law it has to be 80% corn that’s just a
it has to be 80% corn that’s just a
it has to be 80% corn that’s just a federal rule so in a sense the recipe is
federal rule so in a sense the recipe is
federal rule so in a sense the recipe is kind of given by the federal government
kind of given by the federal government
kind of given by the federal government so when people say what’s your secret
so when people say what’s your secret
so when people say what’s your secret recipe is like it’s not a lot there’s a
recipe is like it’s not a lot there’s a
recipe is like it’s not a lot there’s a lot a lot of hide there I mean it’s it’s
lot a lot of hide there I mean it’s it’s
lot a lot of hide there I mean it’s it’s pretty much given about 75% of our
pretty much given about 75% of our
pretty much given about 75% of our ingredients come from in-state in an
ingredients come from in-state in an
ingredients come from in-state in an organic farm in the Finger Lakes and the
organic farm in the Finger Lakes and the
organic farm in the Finger Lakes and the other ingredient is malted barley which
other ingredient is malted barley which
other ingredient is malted barley which in our case comes from the UK so we get
in our case comes from the UK so we get
in our case comes from the UK so we get three tons of corn each month it just
three tons of corn each month it just
three tons of corn each month it just really takes a lot of grain to make
really takes a lot of grain to make
really takes a lot of grain to make whiskey last year we made about 3,000
whiskey last year we made about 3,000
whiskey last year we made about 3,000 gallons of whiskey but what we make
gallons of whiskey but what we make
gallons of whiskey but what we make relative vff with the Jim Beam and the
relative vff with the Jim Beam and the
relative vff with the Jim Beam and the volume of spirit that was coming out of
volume of spirit that was coming out of
volume of spirit that was coming out of there still it’s like you’ve go to a
there still it’s like you’ve go to a
there still it’s like you’ve go to a fire hydrant and and open it wide up and
fire hydrant and and open it wide up and
fire hydrant and and open it wide up and it’s just three-inch pipe that’s just
it’s just three-inch pipe that’s just
it’s just three-inch pipe that’s just pouring whiskey out of a column so I’m
pouring whiskey out of a column so I’m
pouring whiskey out of a column so I’m sure in a matter of 10 or 20 minutes
sure in a matter of 10 or 20 minutes
sure in a matter of 10 or 20 minutes they make about what we make into an
they make about what we make into an
they make about what we make into an entire year there’s twelve or sixteen
entire year there’s twelve or sixteen
entire year there’s twelve or sixteen craft distilleries I think over time it
craft distilleries I think over time it
craft distilleries I think over time it will become at least a presence in terms
will become at least a presence in terms
will become at least a presence in terms of the market and what people come to
of the market and what people come to
of the market and what people come to appreciate about going out in New York
appreciate about going out in New York
appreciate about going out in New York City
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