Koval Distillery is a craft distillery located in Chicago, Illinois (established in 2008).[1] It is the first distillery within Chicago's city limits since Prohibition.[2] Koval's founders, Robert and Sonat Birnecker, left academic careers to found the distillery, aiming to bring the distilling traditions and techniques of Robert’s Austrian grandfather to America. Certified both organic and kosher, Koval creates whiskeys, brandies, and liqueurs in their distillery in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago's Northside. The distillery is kosher.[3] Koval (Yiddish for blacksmith) was founded by Robert and Sonat Birnecker.[3]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing of Distilled Spirits |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | Robert and Sonat Birnecker |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Distilled spirits |
| Owner | Robert and Sonat Birnecker |
Number of employees | >20 |
| Website | koval-distillery.com |
Spirits
editKoval produces a variety of whiskeys, vodkas, brandies and liqueurs. Of particular note is Koval Bierbrand, a spirit distilled from lager in cooperation originally with Metropolitan Brewing[4] and later with Goose Island Brewery.[5]
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ Reaves, Jessica (November 28, 2009). "In a Big Beer City, Makers of Spirits on Parallel Paths". The New York Times. New York, NY. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ Interview: Koval Distillery Archived 2010-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, The A.V. Club, 29 Apr. 2009.
- ^ a b Kronemer, Gamliel (March 28, 2019). "The Spirit(s) Of The Midwest - Koval, Chicago's grain-to-bottle kosher craft distiller". The New York Jewish Week.
- ^ Stambor, Zak (September 6, 2009). "The family that distills together". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "DRINK: Two Chicago companies craft a new beer whiskey". Chicago Sun-Times. April 25, 2018.
- ^ "SBA announces 2017 Illinois small business winners". U.S. Small Business Administration. March 22, 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Export: Governor's Export Awards". Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. 2016. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2017.