10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
This event occurs: Weekly
on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
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On a daily basis, March 15 through October, costumed distillers demonstrate the distillation process in the two-story building, which also features a storage cellar, office, and two bedrooms where the site manager and assistant would have lived. On the second floor, a History Channel video called “George Washington’s Liquid Gold” and a museum exhibit, “Spirits of Independence: George Washington and the Beginnings of the American Whiskey Industry,” tell the story of whiskey at Mount Vernon and its history in America.The Distillery is adjacent to George Washington’s Gristmill, a water-powered mill. At the Gristmill, costumed millers operate four floors of machinery to show visitors how Washington’s complex farming operation expanded to include a commercial gristmill which produced flour that was exported around the world. George Washington’s Distillery & Gristmill is located three miles from the main Mount Vernon Estate.
Admission to the site is $4 for adults, $2 for children ages 6-11, and free for children 5 and under. When combined with admission to Mount Vernon, tickets are $2 for adults, $1.50 for children ages 6-11, and free for children 5 and under. Tickets can be purchased at Mount Vernon's Ford Orientation Center or at the Gristmill Shop on site.
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