KO Distilling is a craft distillery located in historic Manassas, VA.  It was founded in 2013 by Bill Karlson and John O'Mara, longtime friends and classmates at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY.  KO's 12,000 sf facility, which opened to the public in September 2015, features a state-of-the-art distilling plant, including a 550-gallon Vendome copper pot/hybrid still and a 30-foot continuous column still; a 4,000 sf space for oak barrel storage; and a top-notch visitors center for tours, tastings, product and merchandise sales, and special events.  KO Distilling manufactures/bottles/stores/sells small batch bourbon, rye whiskey, wheat whiskey, gin and other distilled spirits.  KO's brown/aged spirits Include Bare Knuckle Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Bare Knuckle American Wheat Whiskey, and Bare Knuckle American Rye Whiskey.  KO Distilling also produces an clear/unaged Virginia Moon White Whiskey and Battle Standard 142 Gins (Navy Strength, Standard Strength, and Barrel Finished).

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