Britain's Prince Andrew tours the reconstructed George Washington's Distillery with Mount Vernon Chief Historian Dennis Pogue (L) and Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell (R) in Mount Vernon, Virginia, September 27, 2006.
Posted on 09/27/2006 7:22:39 PM PDT by george76
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" Washington’s moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages can be traced throughout his adult life.
According to Dennis Pogue, chief historian at the historic estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia, Washington had a reputation for enjoying fortified wines such as Port and Madeira and had a fondness for a specialty punch made with Rum and fruit juice. "
“It wasn’t until after the Revolutionary War, when whiskey became much more popular, that he became a true connoisseur of it as well,” said Pogue.
Britain's Prince Andrew tours the reconstructed George Washington's Distillery with Mount Vernon Chief Historian Dennis Pogue (L) and Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell (R) in Mount Vernon, Virginia, September 27, 2006.
It was a geat day there today...I would have enjoyed it.
In a special ceremony held October 21st 2003, America’s venerable “Dream Team” of master whiskey and rum distillers assembled on the lawn next to the original site to make the first batch of estate whiskey produced in over 200 years.
Sounds like we should plan at FR trip.
Ale consider making this a GGG topic. ;')
Put Prince Charles in knickers, give him a pony tail, and you have Ichabod Crane from Disney's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
the irony ...
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George Washington: Major Distiller of Whiskey
http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/InTheNews/Etc/1119891810.html
George Washington was apparently the largest distiller of whiskey in the new American nation during the late 1700s. In 1798, the year before his death, Washington’s distillery at Mount Vernon produced 11,000 gallons of whiskey and produced a profit of $7,500. That was an enormous sum of money over 200 years ago.
Washington began producing whiskey at the suggestion of his plantation manager, who was Scottish. The new distiller first began by purchasing a copper still, but his first batch was so successful that he bought three more stills and built a larger distillery.
Washington’s distillery fell into disuse and was torn down about 15 years after his death. However, five years ago, archaeologists began excavating the site in preparation for its reconstruction. A $1.2 million gift from the Distilled Spirits Council of the US is funding the archaeological work and will fund the reconstruction of the distillery, which will be open to the public as an educational exhibit upon completion. It will be the only 18th century distillery operating in the country.
But DAMM (Drunks Against Mad Mothers) will be happy...
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