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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 Washingtons 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
(13,362 posts)I'd love to do stuff like this all the time!
And when drinks are involved...?🤣🍻🥃
appalachiablue
(41,168 posts)bottomofthehill
(8,343 posts)Fishing on dogue creek many fond memories there. Love that iris now the whiskey distillery. For years it was a park rangers residence
Recursion
(56,582 posts)The unaged whiskey is frigging awful, though. Absolute hooch moonshine.
appalachiablue
(41,168 posts)public programs at historic sites and museums.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)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
(41,168 posts)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.