Duke of York to Cut Ceremonial Ribbon at George Washington's Distillery Dedication at Mount Vernon, Virginia, 27 September.MOUNT VERNON Mount Vernon, estate, United States Mount Vernon, NE Va., overlooking the Potomac River near Alexandria, S of Washington, D.C.; home of George Washington from 1747 until his death in 1799. , Va. -- His Royal Highness “HRH” redirects here. For other uses, see HRH (disambiguation). Royal Highness (abbreviation HRH) is a style (His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness); plural Royal Highnesses (abbreviation TRH, , The Duke of York
The title Duke of York is a title of nobility in the British peerage. Since the 15th century, it has, when granted, been usually given to the second son of the British monarch. will join public officials and American master distillers at Historic Mount Vernon September 27 to celebrate the official dedication of the reconstructed George Washington's Distillery adjacent to the Gristmill, 5514 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, Virginia Mount Vernon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 28,582 at the 2000 census. It is near the Mount Vernon plantation, the home of George Washington. . For directions to the distillery click on the following URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.discus.org/clips/Directions%20to%20George%20Washington%20 Distillery.pdf.(Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste To copy files from one location to another or to copy text and images from one document to another. All modern operating systems and applications have a copy and paste capability that is typically selected from an Edit menu. See cut and paste and Win Copy between windows. this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field.) 2:00 - 3:30 PM 18th-century distilling and bottling demonstration/whiskey tasting/distillery preview tours Master distillers will make George Washington's Rye whiskey recipe in a replica 18th-century pot still A pot still is a type of still used in distilling spirits such as whisky or brandy. Heat is applied directly to the pot in which the mash (in the case of whisky) or wine (in the case of Cognac) is contained. and hand-bottle the first George Washington's Rye whiskey distilled and aged at Mount Vernon (to be auctioned later in the evening to benefit Mount Vernon). Media will have an opportunity to preview the newly reconstructed historic distillery, a five year $2.1 million project, and taste whiskeys made and aged on the grounds. 3:30 - 4:30 PM George Washington's Distillery Dedication Ceremony The Duke of York will cut the ribbon at a ceremony marking the official dedication of the reconstructed distillery, highlighting the Scottish connection to George Washington's successful distilling enterprise. Also scheduled to attend the ceremony are Virginia Governor Tim Kaine (invited), Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell, other public officials as well as representatives of Historic Mount Vernon, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States and the Scotch Whisky Association. Background: In 1797, George Washington, on the advice of his Scottish-born farm manager, James Anderson, constructed a large whiskey distillery adjacent to his gristmill on the banks of Dogue Creek in Fairfax County, Virginia Fairfax County is a county in Northern Virginia, in the United States. As of 2005, the estimated population of the county is 1,041,200;[1] making it by far the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and larger than seven states. . Anderson installed his son, John, as distillery manager, and the enterprise became one of the largest whiskey distilleries in early America producing 11,000 gallons in 1799, worth the then-substantial sum of $7500. After five years of archaeological excavations, the distillery has been authentically rebuilt by a team of restoration architects, craftsmen and historians using 18th-century building techniques. The reconstructed distillery will mark the only historic site in the country capable of showing the early American distilling process from seed to barrel. It will also serve as the "Gateway" to the American Whiskey Trail The American Whiskey Trail[1] is a cultural heritage and tourism initiative of the Distilled Spirits Council in cooperation with historic Mount Vernon. It provides an educational journey into the history and cultural heritage of distilled spirits in the United States. , a cultural heritage and tourism initiative of Historic Mount Vernon and the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, when the second story museum opens to the public in April, 2007. Distilled Spirits Council is the trade association representing producers and marketers of distilled spirits sold in the United States. Website: http://www.distilledspirits.org |
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