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Entering the light-filled space that houses Breuckelen Distilling, a small-batch producer of artisanal gin and American whiskey, you may find owner Brad Estabrooke taste testing Mason jars of alcohol.

Brad Estabrooke opened Breuckelen Distilling in June 2009 after giving up a career as a bond trader. Several years later, his gin and whiskeys are known as some of the best in Brooklyn — and they’re ...

Affixing "Brooklyn" to your product name seems to be worth its weight in marketing gold, so it's understandable that two gin makers are going head to head to see who gets to keep the title. The ...

No longer just a borough, Brooklyn is now a brand, an ideology, a way of life. And Breuckelen, a new Cobble Hill eatery, certainly embraces what has become known as Kings County cuisine: local, ...

Hard economic times have driven many a man to the bottle. In Brad Estabrooke’s case, they drove him to bottling. Specifically, it was a layoff from his job trading bonds in late 2008 that convinced ...

Deep in the archives of the original Brooklyn Daily Eagle is an article written in 1884 on the Dutch town of Breuckelen by a “special correspondent” traveling through Holland. In 1643, the Dutch ...

Some are nostalgic for New York in the 1970s and others the ’80s, but how about the mid-1600s? The Brooklyn Historical Society is holding a workshop on how to teach daily life in Brooklyn’s Dutch ...

Handmade rug retailer Breuckelen Berber, located on the Columbia Street Waterfront, offers far more than an in-and-out shopping experience. Owners Nathan Ursch and Brin Reinhardt have created a space ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Entering the light-filled space that houses Breuckelen Distilling, a small-batch producer of artisanal gin and American whiskey, you may ...