Great Jones Distilling Co. is the borough’s first and only whiskey distillery since Prohibition. It’s at 686 Broadway. The rooms which holds a 500-gallon pot still made by Vendome is described at “completely explosion proof” by Andrew Merinoff, Great Jones Distilling Co. project manager, who explains, “The air can be sucked out of it in 90 seconds, making it one of the safest distilling rooms in the world.”
Great Jones Distilling is the brainchild of Juan Domingo Beckmann, chief executive of Jose Cuervo. The distillery includes a cocktail bar, restaurant, event space and speakeasy.