LIBERTY AND WHISKY

I do not favor state compulsion when voluntary individual effort can do the job and do it well. - John Fitzgerald Kennedy #JFK #liberty #whiskey #whisky #volunteerism

1814, Mount Vernon, Virginia – The structure lay in smoldering ruins. As steam and smoke wafted from the foundation, the only remnants were the chimneys and what used to be five copper pot-stills. Just yesterday, these bad boys were cranking out gallons of sweet, delicious (mostly rye) distillate. In fact, the distillery at Mount Vernon produced close to 11,000 gallons of whiskey in 1799. In double fact, George Washington – the General/President/Supreme Commander/Master of th