George Washington’s Straight Rye Whiskey, according to Mount Vernon, will be available for purchase July 3 and 4 only at its The Shops at Mount Vernon and the Gristmill Shop. It is expected a substantial demand will happen for the 375 ml bottle release, so a special voucher program is being put into place during part of the sale which will allow you only on July 3 to purchase a guaranteed bottle. Sales on the 4th, meanwhile, will be on a first come, first serve basis.
It looks as if there will be a few hundred or so bottles available for purchase over the two days of the event, with each pricing $188. As previously mentioned, these are crafted based upon an old recipe Washington, a prolific distiller before his death, developed. Mount Vernon’s staff produced this whiskey based on traditional 18th-century methods, and it was aged on-site in charred oak barrels for two years (an unaged white rye exists as well).
For the curious, the Washington distillery, besides the whiskies, has also produced a few rather interesting fruit brandies as well.
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