When Washington marched at the head of the army to put down the Whiskey Rebellion, it was larger that any that he had lead against the Brits. Think about it for a minute.
What the article didn't say was that the whiskey was much easier to transport from the frontier to the market that the grain that it was made from.
A fascinating episode in our history. One of MANY tax rebellions we had. Too bad we don't have them any longer. A few taxes NEED to be warred over.
It was just liquid grain.