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1 day ago · The Whiskey Rebellion is the story of simple men attempting to navigate the fine balance between belonging to a federal government and maintaining local autonomy. The early stages of the tale involve gun fights, spies, and the use of tar and feathers. The Rebellion progressed to the point of President George Washington personally led 13,000 ...
1 day ago · The Whiskey Rebellion was a violent uprising that occurred in western Pennsylvania in 1794, in opposition to an excise tax on liquor. After anti-tax protestors assaulted federal tax collectors and threatened to march on Pittsburgh, President George Washington (served 1789-1797) raised a federalized militia that swiftly suppressed the insurrection.
1 day ago · Irish whiskey was the second most-consumed spirit (26% share of spirits), increasing by 2% last year. Gin, which represents 13% of spirits sales, dropped by 6.1% and rum fell by 5.3%.
5 days ago · field of battle. one of the reasons we don't talk a lot about the whiskey rebellion or have a good sense of it, is because there was no great showdown as a result when those 13,000 men barreled down into the region of pittsburg. the leadership of the whiskey rebellion more or less melted. the resistance fled. and i say my book this became one ...
3 days ago · Setting the record straight means puncturing the five biggest myths about Irish whiskey. 1. Irish whiskey comes in two forms, Catholic and Protestant. The root of this myth lies in the fact that Bushmills is located in the predominately Protestant and still British Northern Ireland.
2 days ago · This early influence shaped Jack’s passion for crafting high-quality whiskey, which he later shared with the world, establishing a distillery that would become a cornerstone of American heritage. Production Process and Ingredients. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey is a product of meticulous craftsmanship and a unique production process.
1 day ago · The most surprising thing involved another manuscript I wrote, set in a different era. I had already drafted a book set in 1794, during the Whiskey Rebellion. I’d stumbled upon the name Tench Coxe while reading letters sent between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, and I loved the name so much I named a character after him.
