Send us a textInteresting things about the distillery:Expanded in 2023 and now makes about 2000 bottles a yearPot still onlyUses Bloody Butcher cornLow yield, about 25% lessA “Liberty Pole” was kind of like a banner posted by the Mingo Creek Society to protest the excise tax imposed on whiskey to help pay for the War of IndependenceWhiskey RebellionHamilton Vs JeffersonHamilton wanted a stronger federal Government and felt the nation should assume the debt from the states from the warJefferson believed the states should act more independently and pay their own debtsHamilton was the Treasury Secretary and won the battleExcise Whiskey tax of 1791Taxed the production of whiskey, not the saleRemained the law until Jefferson repealed it in 1802The effect in Western PAWestern PA was mainly a grain economy.  Many people were paid in grain, and it was easier to transport whiskey over raw grainWhiskey was a way of life, and everyone drank it as it was safer than water, a lot of timesThe battleOnly one small skirmishWashington himself led about 13,000 troops against the few thousand rebels. The only time a sitting president ever was on the battlefield leading troopsRebels disbanded after seeing the forceThe endingOnly 2 people were charged with treason, and both were pardoned by WashingtonMANY of the rules of protest we think about today were established here, as well as thoughts on free speechOur Bottle: Old Monongahela Full Proof Rye61% Rye  |  13% Red Winter Wheat  |  13% Rye Malt  I   13% Malted BarleySweet Mash108 proofPipe Pairings: Samuel Gawith full Virginia flakeCocktails:Research Sourceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqmOcvPwW5M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEVsAz8dWzU Support the showWebsite:www.whiskeychaserspod.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcastInsta:https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcastThanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!

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