In our inaugural film, we visit the Breuckelen Distilling Company, the first gin distiller in Brooklyn since prohibition. Founder Brad Estabrooke talks about starting from nothing and the imperfect process of perfecting a craft. His experience bears a lesson for us all: knowing you could fail brings you that much closer to success.

Directed and Produced By
Keith “keef” Ehrlich
Director of Photography
Joshua Kraszewski
Editor
Matt Shapiro
Title Design
Mandy Brown
Music
Roman Zeitlin
Sound Recordist
Robert Albrecht
Re-Recording Mixer
Nicholas Montgomery
Special Thanks
Brad Estabrooke, Breuckelen Distilling Co.

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