[La Enchiladita]

"Standing exactly where he stood — being able to see the old books, see the old ledgers and come here and see the stills as though they may have been here the exact same way — it's beyond something special," says Tim Welly, who's overseeing the creation of a grain-to-glass distillery in the Hudson Valley. "It's recreating history."

See? History can be fun.

[livius]

Hmmm...I’m going to have to put that one on my list!

[La Enchiladita]

If you'd like to try the whiskey, you've got to make a trip to Mount Vernon. There are only 300 bottles available — at $185 a pop.

[DJ MacWoW]

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[martin_fierro]

Drinking Whiskey In The Spirit Of George Washington

Well, OK.

But let me keep my teeth.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Whiskey often boasts of its age as proof of its quality... putting George Washington’s mug on the label would certainly bespeak an ancient whisky.

[HerrBlucher]

Fine whiskey ranks right up there with the 10 best things in life.

[donhunt]

Where is old Popcorn Sutton when we need him.

[La Enchiladita]

Ping:)

[Sacajaweau]

He would sit and watch and time his slaves individually at chores like cutting wood...a nice taskmaster??

[Sacajaweau]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18025413/

[thecodont]

I'd like to try some of this American history!

[ProfoundBabe]

Mount Vernon is on the top of my all time favorite places to visit list. I spend the entire day each trip. The rebuilt grain mill and distillery are fascinating. I was last there in ‘09. Nothing was yet bottled. I can’t wait to go back and perhaps trade an arm or leg for a sip.

[jocon307]

Here is one you might be interested in.

I really want to got to Mount Vernon, I thought I might get to do that this year, but it didn’t happen.

I also want to tour the White House, but for obvious reasons that will have to wait a while!

[Sparky1776]

Let’s not forget Washington’s hand in the suppresion of the Whiskey Rebellion!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey_Rebellion

[Bobalu]

Old WalMart 7.00/liter

[Ladysforest]

GOT A BOTTLE !!

Just did the transaction, and will have it picked up for me in a few days.

I was offered the opportunity to purchase a un-aged bottle also after I mentioned that my husband hasn’t opened the one I gave him last year.

Maybe she forgot how much this stuff costs. :)

I’m still in shock that I went ahead and brought this one. She had to jump through hoops to work this out for me, getting special permission - which was first denied.

So, YEA!

[Pharmboy]

Thanks to La Enchiladita for the post and the Freepmail and to jocon307 for the ping. Although we have posted Gen. Washington's whiskey news before, good whiskey and The General are in my Top Ten favorite topics of all time, so here's a ping on the story that has some good updates.

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