How Did George Washington Make Whiskey?
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How Did George Washington Make Whiskey?
Steve Bashore from Mount Vernon walks us, step by step, through the process of making of whiskey, as they would have made it in the time of George Washington. Learn more at mountvernon.org/distillery
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