What an amazing whiskey, I've never tasted anything like it before. The smell and flavor is that of corn and even raisins. It's definitely my favorite now, just wish it was more affordable and easier to get!
@ladyattis That's a well known bit of American history found in any standard U.S. history book. Washington was not an anarchist. He was not a Rothbardian. He believed in government and taxation and although he believed that these things should be limited,he nonetheless believed in the right of the State to obedience in the exercise of It's legitimate authority. He led an army to uphold that authority--one of the few time in U.S.history of a president actually commanding troops on the field.
@MoneyIsSilver You do not want to contend with me on this subject. Not only was I partially educated in Va.,but I have visited MT. Vernon and have read maybe a dozen books on the great man--including the single volume written by James Flexner & also the one by Douglas Freeman. I have'nt gotten around to Ron Chernow's new version yet,but I loved his book on Alexander Hamilton so I know it will be good. Anyway,I know of what I speak. Washington was Va. Militia & not His Majesty's regular army.
Of course. After crushing the Whiskey Rebellion and reducing competition, he had to get into the business himself. And of course, they didn't tax George. Why is anyone surprised?
@yakyakyak69 The war was not about taxes. Neither Washington nor any of the other founders opposed taxation. The issue was who has the right to tax Americans--a government in London 3000 miles away and unelected by them or their own government closer to home and of their choosing. The issue was did those moonshiners have the right to defy the tax collectors of the legally constituted American government or would the government defend its rights to exercise its legal authority.
Well I hate to burst the bubble of the visage of George Washington, but he sent troops against whiskey makers in Pennsylvania when he was President: the Whiskey Rebellion.
@MoneyIsSilver It's true that Washington had youthful asperations of having a career in the British military, but, it never happened. He was a major in the Virginia Militia,a military organization under the command of Virginia's British Royal Governor,but since Virginia was part of the British Empire that's hardly surprising. Besides Washington military career was well known to & respected by everyone in the colonies & was the primary reason why he was chosen to head the continental army.
See, if only we could get rid of modern technology, we'd get all our manufacturing jobs back and could work as many hours as we desired. The great tragedy of this generation is the shipping of these jobs overseas and replacing them with robotics...
@Steve83B Mt. Vernon had the still long before Jefferson was president, since Washington DIED before Jefferson took office. And yes, Hamilton was the mover and shaker behind the tax, to help his industrial friends. I cannot recommend the book "Hamilton's Curse" by Tom DiLorenzo highly enough. Get a copy any way you can, and enjoy. It's one heck of a read.
It's funny, he took 10,000 troops and shut down all his competition at gunpoint. Yet he did not shut down his distillery. This was known as the Whiskey Rebellion.
$95 per case? Are you kidding me? I would totally buy this case of whiskey for totally higher price. I would buy one bottle of whiskey for $95 dollars from MT Vernon. And the thing is, I'm not legally allowed to drink alcohol yet.
@kainniak1 I don't believe you understand our system. Under that system anything not explicitly prohibited is allowed . The point is it is'nt the job of the constitution to set up an economic system. The system flowed naturally from the numerous free choices of free individuals going about their business. The job of the federal and state constitutions was to protect those individual going about their legitimate business.
He had hundreds of slaves to do the work..so it was not very hard for him. It was free labor and he used them to the hilt... labor intensive in those days meant where you needed more slaves.
I don’t know that the distillery would have been worked by slaves. Also, Washington hated slavery because it was so inefficient (workers had no reason to work any more than they absolutely had to), but didn’t have any way to remain financially solvent without selling slaves and breaking up families, which he didn’t want to do.
Great posting!!! Thanks for making this available!!!
Awesome, but let's not forget that hard cider was the true drink of America- it was even part of soldiers' rations.
Great video.
Lol no. Spruce beer was waaaaay more commonas a ration than cider
What an amazing whiskey, I've never tasted anything like it before.
The smell and flavor is that of corn and even raisins.
It's definitely my favorite now, just wish it was more affordable and easier to get!
If George Washington was alive today... he would be extremely old....
Thank you for this wonderful posting
I love me some Makers Mark.
@ladyattis That's a well known bit of American history found in any standard U.S. history book. Washington was not an anarchist. He was not a Rothbardian. He believed in government and taxation and although he believed that these things should be limited,he nonetheless believed in the right of the State to obedience in the exercise of It's legitimate authority. He led an army to uphold that authority--one of the few time in U.S.history of a president actually commanding troops on the field.
@MoneyIsSilver You do not want to contend with me on this subject. Not only was I partially educated in Va.,but I have visited MT. Vernon and have read maybe a dozen books on the great man--including the single volume written by James Flexner & also the one by Douglas Freeman. I have'nt gotten around to Ron Chernow's new version yet,but I loved his book on Alexander Hamilton so I know it will be good. Anyway,I know of what I speak. Washington was Va. Militia & not His Majesty's regular army.
George also grew HEMP! that also should make a come back, let us be free! free freedom with hemp!
@gneissday Not all vodka. It can be made from anything with starch/fermentable sugars. Wheat, rye, and sugar beet are also pretty common.
Of course. After crushing the Whiskey Rebellion and reducing competition, he had to get into the business himself. And of course, they didn't tax George. Why is anyone surprised?
I'll drink to that!
@yakyakyak69 The war was not about taxes. Neither Washington nor any of the other founders opposed taxation. The issue was who has the right to tax Americans--a government in London 3000 miles away and unelected by them or their own government closer to home and of their choosing. The issue was did those moonshiners have the right to defy the tax collectors of the legally constituted American government or would the government defend its rights to exercise its legal authority.
Whiskey is delicious, you guys.
@CurtHowland Oh, I see.
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll take a look at the book, Tom DiLorenzo is great.
@freesk8 Not competition to his, specifically, but to the commercial distilleries who were friends with Hamilton.
How were they able to figure out the yeast that was originally used?
Well I hate to burst the bubble of the visage of George Washington, but he sent troops against whiskey makers in Pennsylvania when he was President: the Whiskey Rebellion.
@LordSparkisvati Yeah, my thoughts...Washington was the first statist to use the power of the state to get rid of his competitors.
do they even sell it? I drove by it a few years ago but they said the whiskey wasn't for sale.
@MoneyIsSilver It's true that Washington had youthful asperations of having a career in the British military, but, it never happened. He was a major in the Virginia Militia,a military organization under the command of Virginia's British Royal Governor,but since Virginia was part of the British Empire that's hardly surprising. Besides Washington military career was well known to & respected by everyone in the colonies & was the primary reason why he was chosen to head the continental army.
@nhfoos --get your facts right--there are two kinds of hemp and he grew the kind used for paper making--
I should dress like an early American. Then when I'm drunk I can tell people I'm just reenacting historical events.
begin the** sorry that was a moonshine typo.... im deep in on this jar!! :)
See, if only we could get rid of modern technology, we'd get all our manufacturing jobs back and could work as many hours as we desired. The great tragedy of this generation is the shipping of these jobs overseas and replacing them with robotics...
@constitutionaljoke They sold fortified wine back then?
@Steve83B Mt. Vernon had the still long before Jefferson was president, since Washington DIED before Jefferson took office.
And yes, Hamilton was the mover and shaker behind the tax, to help his industrial friends.
I cannot recommend the book "Hamilton's Curse" by Tom DiLorenzo highly enough. Get a copy any way you can, and enjoy. It's one heck of a read.
Curt Howland Yeah, Tom DiLorenzo, the neo-confederate historians don’t take seriously is a great source.
@CurtHowland That was Hamilton who wanted to the tax.
@XCritonX Yes: everyone was drunk back then, so a stager, a slur, and an odor really takes you back to the 1700's.
now i'm thirsty
Could someone get their hands on this stuff?
Ahem.. sharpie marker, not quill pen or branding
I hope they set SOME reserves aside to age for a few years before selling it.
@LordSparkisvati
I'm just glad that he suffered miserably from hemorrhoids when he rode out with the army.
It's funny, he took 10,000 troops and shut down all his competition at gunpoint. Yet he did not shut down his distillery. This was known as the Whiskey Rebellion.
Roland Stone They refused to pay taxes. It used to be that you would actually be expected to pay your taxes. True story.
I was born on george washingtons birthday
@LordSparkisvati no sales tax at the time, no income tax either. I imagine he sold whiskey to those poor mountain peasants.
@nhfoos look it up: wikipedia-types of hemp
$95 per case? Are you kidding me? I would totally buy this case of whiskey for totally higher price. I would buy one bottle of whiskey for $95 dollars from MT Vernon. And the thing is, I'm not legally allowed to drink alcohol yet.
it's 95 a bottle, not a case.
@karenL1058 LoL! that comment is inaccurate....how about you tell me what the other HEMP is hmmmmm?
Leagalize homedistilling!!!!
@kainniak1 I don't believe you understand our system. Under that system anything not explicitly prohibited is allowed . The point is it is'nt the job of the constitution to set up an economic system. The system flowed naturally from the numerous free choices of free individuals going about their business. The job of the federal and state constitutions was to protect those individual going about their legitimate business.
@Knoss Vodka is made from potatoes.
@thomaserossi Nice ad hominem come back - that means you have nothing.
He had hundreds of slaves to do the work..so it was not very hard for him. It was free labor and he used them to the hilt... labor intensive in those days meant where you needed more slaves.
That's probably what Washington would've pointed out as being "off."
I don’t know that the distillery would have been worked by slaves. Also, Washington hated slavery because it was so inefficient (workers had no reason to work any more than they absolutely had to), but didn’t have any way to remain financially solvent without selling slaves and breaking up families, which he didn’t want to do.
It tastes like poison to me.