George Washington's Distillery Original Rye Whiskey is sold at Mount Vernon for $98 for a 375 ml bottle.13 Feb 2020
Does any of George Washington's whiskey still exist?
Today we continue the tradition of producing whiskey as well as other small batch distilled spirits at our historic distillery. 375ml bottles of the distilled spirits produced at Mount Vernon are available for purchase at the Shops at Mount Vernon.
What is the name of George Washington's whiskey?
Rye Whiskey
What happened to George Washington's whiskey?
Washington's whiskey was neither bottled nor aged, but sold in wooden barrels for 50 cents a gallon. The distillery had a short run, as it fell into disrepair after Washington's death in 1799 and eventually burned down.
What brand of whiskey did George Washington make?
George Washington's Rye Whiskey is distilled at George Washington's reconstructed distillery at Mount Vernon from a recipe discovered by scholars examining the distillery ledgers for 1798 and 1799. It is distilled in limited quantities and only available for purchase in person.
Did George Washington sell Whisky?
The distillery finished construction in 1798, and by 1799, it was the largest whiskey distillery in the country. That year, the distillery produced 11,000 gallons of clear, un-aged whiskey, which Washington sold for a total of $1,800 ($120,000 by today's standards).12 May 2014