There an autumnal link ’twixt president and spirits. On sale Friday at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, it’s - of course - George Washington’s Apple Brandy, an assertive libation double-distilled in copper pots heated by wood fires then aged in “toasted” barrels for two years. The meticulous craft distillers behind it all used the same varieties of apples that George used: Hewes Crab, Roxbury Russet, and Newtown Pippin. So huzzah.
It s the first apple brandy made at the historic site in two centuries, and was once said, it is “dear” - priced at $150 for a 375 ml bottle. The estate has wisely trademarked the name. But hey, such things sell so quickly that vouchers are needed from the estates gift shop; they often become collectibles. Another bottle of the limited edition rye whiskey once signed by former president George H.W. Bush, fetched $35,000.
More at this often entertaining site: Mountvernon.org
• Jennifer Harper can be reached at jharper@washingtontimes.com.
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