Keel and Company Distilling sits in a converted warehouse on West Church Street in Headland, Alabama, a small town near the Georgia border that wasn’t exactly crying out for craft spirits when founders Kevin Keel and his partners started this operation in 2019. Kevin, who’d spent years in the beverage industry, saw an opportunity to bring small-batch distilling to southeast Alabama’s agricultural heartland. The 6,000-square-foot facility houses custom copper stills and aging rooms where they produce bourbon, rye whiskey, and vodka using locally sourced grains when possible. The industrial warehouse setting gives the place a working distillery feel rather than polished tourist destination, which seems intentional given their focus on production over pageantry. You’ll find them cranking out spirits in relatively small batches, with most of their early releases still developing their character in barrels. The tasting room occupies one corner of the warehouse, letting you watch the actual distillation process while sampling what they’ve got ready to bottle.