Koval is the
first small batch distillery in Chicago since the dark days of
the Prohibition era, and one of the premier craft distilleries in the US.
Koval was founded
in 2008 by
Robert and Sonat Birnecker (who abandoned their academic careers to follow their hearts). Robert comes from a background of small batch distilling, growing up in Salzburg, Austria.
Koval distillery
supports sustainable agriculture, certified as both
organic and kosher they produce everything from
Gin, to
Whiskey, to Liqueurs, and have recently been touted as one of the top ten small-batch distilleries in the US.
Their
grain-to-bottle mentality is what makes every step of their spirit-making process a sustainable, conscious effort. They contract local farmers to grow the grain, and do all milling and mashing on-site as well as the distilling, bottling, and packaging.
Koval has received numerous
international awards and has grown to be one of America’s pioneering small batch, independent spirit manufacturers. All KOVAL Spirits can be traced back to their barrel, and even the specific shipments of raw materials that come from their organic farmers.