Brooklyn Boozehounds: A History of Distilling in Kings County with Sarah Lohman

• Food & Drink
• History

Whiskey Wars, Swill Milk, and Illicit Booze — the production of alcohol has long been tied to Brooklyn’s history, through commerce and controversy. In this talk, we’ll wade our way through Brooklyn booze-soaked past, from the earliest applejack producers to the end of distilling during Prohibition. But the story of liquor in King’s Country has a happy ending, through a change in legislature, distilling has returned to Brooklyn.  Whiskey, gin, and vodka are all being bottled in the borough, and we’ll be talking about this new wave of distillers who have picked up the torch. With samples.