Whiskey so potent you'll go down faster than a cherry tree......or Martha.

I'd buy one if I had the money.

I just got a bottle of this last week, so yes- I am getting a kick out of these replies. :-)

_{// Thanks for the Mount Vernon Whiskey, Wheezie :-)}

Two words: Apple Jack The original American liquor.

Yum

If you can find it, Old Potrero 18th Century is supposed to be pretty good.

I would love to try it, but $185 could buy me around five other really good whiskeys.

Rye as a niche has made somewhat of a come back, based on several 1700's recipes. Small batch Ryes have sold well. It won't ever compete with Bourbons, but....

Nice to see Rye not being dumped into Canadian 'Blends'.



/Rye Twp. Pa.
//every farmer distilled then. Couldn't store large amounts of grain.

Mix it with corned beef ice cubes, and you would really have something.

notmtwain: Why would anyone buy it?

Didn't he say, "I cannot tell a rye"?



No, that was me.

Current Resident
And then what?

Drive my Chevy to the levee?

Good, old boy.

/still want to see G.W.'s method of curing hemp

Mount Vernon is way cool. Well worth several visits.

Id buy one, just to own it
probably won't
I dig Washington
the guy and the state

// not real fond of the rest of that fubar nation
/ OK Oregon is nice too

I need to take a trip there havent been there in years.

Complete with a hint of methanol for that extra bite!

My first (high school) summer job was there.

/getting a kick...

How about no?

$185 seems a bit steep for an unproven whiskey.

mynameisdouglas: I would love to try it, but $185 could buy me around five other really good whiskeys.

Having just come back from the bourbon trail in Kentucky, I agree with these sentiments.

/Oh, for more disposable income
//And a more stalwart liver

We call it Mt. Vermin around here. Just east of New Roachhell and south of Poor Chester.

We built the stills for Mt. Vernon so yeah, I'm definitely getting a kick outta this thread...

http://www.vendomecopper.com/gallery.htm (new window)

Fecacacophany: We call it Mt. Vermin around here. Just east of New Roachhell and south of Poor Chester.

And, coincidentally, just seven or eight miles down the New England Thruway from Rye.

CausticCat: http://www.vendomecopper.com/gallery.htm (new window)

Well it is if you open one and then cut'n'paste that URL text into it.

doglover: Why do these companies always price themselves out of the market?

It's got the potential to be the next Jack Daniel's. Authentic Washington whiskey. Run it at a loss for few months and you can make back your investments while the brand builds.

Instead they go for ultra premium and it's more expensive than shiat I've seen that's known to be worth the price in Tokyo, where there is NO upper limit on vanity.

Maybe because it's not for profit, genius.

Prof. Frink: CausticCat: http://www.vendomecopper.com/gallery.htm (new window)

Well it is if you open one and then cut'n'paste that URL text into it.

Or just highlight the text, right click and pick "open in new window"....

Vendome Copper Photo Gallery (new window)

Is that ^ better?

FDR Jones: If you can find it, Old Potrero 18th Century is supposed to be pretty good.

It is. I bought it just to try good rye and it's wonderful. Highly reccomended.

I do not want my whiskey to be interested in 'crossing the Delaware'. If you know what I mean.

except that you can't buy it at Mt Vernon since all distilled spirits in VA must be sold by a state-run ABC store.

Roxy Monoxide: My first (high school) summer job was there.

/getting a kick...


Worked there too in 04 and 05, man I hated that job. One of my other asshole friends who posts here used to work there too, I think he posts under the name Lumox

The grist mill was awesome. They've done this before and it sold out fast.

Show_The_O_Face: The grist mill was awesome.

How long did they take? 5 minutes? Or 20 minutes, like the entire rest of the world?

Rye whiskey, Rye whiskey, Rye whiskey I crave
If I don't have rye whiskey I'll be in my grave

MBooda:

/still want to see G.W.'s method of curing hemp

THIS

Maybe because it's not for profit, genius.

Then why isn't it free?

BKITU: doglover: Why do these companies always price themselves out of the market?

In this case, a limited run, proceeds go to an educational fund.

They might do better setting up a "Newman's Own"-style brand where they mass-market it and thereby have a steady revenue stream going to the fund, but that's probably crazy talk.

DC Resident here. Toured the grounds several times. The whiskey and brandy are made AT GEORGE WASHINGTON'S GRIST MILL AND DISTILLERY.

It's not a giant JD or Seagrams plant. It's a 3-floor grist mill and one-story, four-pot distillery. It's also made by hand, using techniques common at the time with GW's recipe, from grain grown on his farm.

I'm not rich enough to afford it, but if I was, you could bet I'd be getting a bottle. It goes to support area schools, is a piece of history, and is hand made. I'd never pay $185 for a snobby, holier-than-thou whiskey that's not 10 times better than a good $18 bottle, but this is neat.

Overall, a pretty cool thing!

I think I'll just buy groceries.