Koval Distillery

KOVAL, Inc.

Type	Private
Industry	Manufacturing of Distilled Spirits
Founded	2008
Founder	Robert and Sonat Birnecker
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Products	Distilled spirits
Owner	Robert and Sonat Birnecker
Number of employees	4
Website	koval-distillery.com

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][3] 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 award-winning whiskeys, brandies, and liqueurs, from scratch in their distillery in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago's Northside.

Two of Koval's organic liqueurs - Asian Pear and Walnut

Spirits

• Rye Vodka
• Pear Brandy
• Apple Brandy
• Sunchoke Spirit
• Bierbrand (distilled in cooperation with Metropolitan Brewing)

Whiskeys

Distilled from 100% of a single grain, Koval bottles each of these five grains as a white whiskey (unaged), and ages each whiskey in two types of new American oak barrels - heavy char and light char. The unaged whiskey is sold under the "Koval" brand name, while the aged whiskey is sold under the brand name Lion's Pride.

• Rye
• Wheat
• Oat
• Millet
• Spelt

Liqueurs

• Rose Hip
• Ginger
• Chrysanthemum Honey
• Jasmine
• Coffee
• Orange Blossom
• Caraway
• Walnut
• Asian Pear
• Paw Paw

References

1. Reaves, Jessica (November 28, 2009). "In a Big Beer City, Makers of Spirits on Parallel Paths". New York, NY: The New York Times. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
2. Koval Distillery (official site).
3. Interview: Koval Distillery, The A.V. Club, 29 Apr. 2009.

External links

• Koval Distillery (official site)
• Lion's Pride Organic Whiskey (official site)