New: George Washington Whiskey Festival! November 9

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Last edited Mon Oct 21, 2019, 11:56 PM - Edit history (1)

Join Mount Vernon for its new George Washington Whiskey Festival! Enjoy some of the finest spirits from Virginia craft distillers and other famous whiskey producers. Meet celebrated distillers and learn more about George Washington’s whiskey operations at Mount Vernon. November 9, 6-9 PM.




DISTILLERY & GRISTMILL | 5PM-6:30PM

This new event is a must-attend for serious whiskey lovers and history buffs alike.

Just 125 tickets are available for this exclusive experience at George Washington's Distillery prior to the main event on the estate. Tour the Distillery and Gristmill with the historic trades team that produces Mount Vernon's whiskies and brandies according to Washington's own recipes. Watch active fermenters working and get an inside look at the 18th-century methods used in our production of these spirits.

On site, you'll meet and mingle with experts and distillers from a variety of brands. Enjoy tastings from the participating distilleries as well as the most recent batch of 4-year-old George Washington Rye Whiskey. Watch 18th-century coopering demonstrations and sample historic baked treats made from flour ground at the Gristmill by Charleston-based chef Justin Cherry...

More, https://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/calendar/events/george-washington-whiskey-festival/?utm_source=washpost_plus&utm_medium=banner&utm_attribute=banner_washpost&utm_campaign=whiskey_festival



American Whiskey Trail:
https://www.americanwhiskeytrail.com/

[FirstLight]

1. nice!

I'd love to do stuff like this all the time!

And when drinks are involved...?🤣🍻🥃

[appalachiablue]

2. THIS IS MY KIND OF HISTORY PROGRAMMING!

[bottomofthehill]

3. God I love the grist mill

Fishing on dogue creek many fond memories there. Love that iris now the whiskey distillery. For years it was a park rangers residence

[Recursion]

4. I really miss working there

The unaged whiskey is frigging awful, though. Absolute hooch moonshine.

[appalachiablue]

5. How was it working there? In Alex. and DC I was in education &

public programs at historic sites and museums.

[Recursion]

6. Best job I ever had, running their servers and routers

That was back before Jim Reese passed, though, and I don't know what the new president of the association is like. It was the only IT job I've ever had where one of the trouble tickets I got was "the cow has taken a crap on the barn router". I loved being outdoors over the whole campus and seeing all the different aspects of it. The archaeology department in particular was really cool and had some pretty intense computing needs for all the GIS stuff they did.

[appalachiablue]

7. Sounds like it was a really good place for you. I need to

get back there, many things have changed and there's so much to do and see. Such a beautiful property and area. I love history and historic interpretation.