Curating a true historical experience, all the staff at the historic site are dressed in period clothes and are extremely knowledgeable about the mill & distillery operations as well as Washington’s life. Did you know Washington made a significant part of his wealth from shipping his flour to be sold in Europe?
Two years before his death, Washington built the distillery which became his most successful enterprise producing over 11,000 gallons of whisky a year. Most of which was sold to nearby Alexandria city utilizing Washington’s dock on the Potomac.
They are still producing rye whiskey in the same manner it was produced during Washington’s time, with copper stills, mash tubs, and a boiler. During certain times of the year, you can watch them making the Whiskey, but all times of the year you can buy some of the finished product, which is for sale in their neat gift shop! Most of the whiskey from this period was not aged as it is today, but there is something intriguing about drinking whiskey that is very similar if not identical to the product Washington made and drank himself.
