Kings County Distillery Straight Rye Whiskey

Our Straight Empire Rye is made with 80% Danko rye grown in Ancramdale, New York, and 20% English malted barley. It’s double pot distilled and aged in charred oak barrels for a minimum of three years. It is one of the few commercially available rye whiskeys made grain-to-glass in the Northeast, where rye first originated in this country. It is also part of a broader project with like-minded distillers throughout New York State to create a rye whiskey category derived from New York’s whiskey heritage. Empire Rye must be made from at least 75% New York-grown rye, must be distilled in New York, and meet the standards for straight rye whiskey. Empire Rye has been on the market for a while, but only now do we have an always-available signature release that lives up to the rich history of whiskey in the Northeast.