[MM-MALTS-L] Washington Distillery

[Kraaijeveld A.R.]

Maybe off-topic, but still great to hear they're operating! I was a wee bit involved with some of their earlier historical research and I'm very glad they got the project to this point.


slainte, Lex




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-----Original Message-----
From: mm-malts-l-bounces at grsnet.net [mailto:mm-malts-l-bounces at grsnet.net] On Behalf Of Horst Luening
Sent: 08 June 2007 16:19
To: MaltManiacs operated former 'MALT-L' Whisky List
Subject: [MM-MALTS-L] the Barnard Belt

Hello all!

This is kind of off-topic.

I just came back from the States where I have visited the rebuilt George Washington Whiskey Distillery and Grain Mill close to Mt. Vernon VA.

They started to distill at the end of March. Bottles will not be on sale before April 2009. And it is not clear, who will get one of the scarce bottles.

Who wants to see some pictures of my newest 'notch' my have a look at:
http://www.thewhiskystore.de/usa/washington/washington.htm
(Sorry no English text).

The distillery with its five stills had been able to produce 11'000 galons in the 18th century. It was one of the biggest distilleries in operation by then. Today it claims to be the only working 18th century whisky distillery in the western world.

But now the distillery produces far less whiskey. It is a shame that the officials only allow one fire at a time in the wooden distillery. This leads to the nonsense that the mash is cooked in an electrically heated copper basin.

Regards,
Horst

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