Most people would simply retire after serving as the President of the United States. Not George Washington. After completing two terms as the nation’s first president, GW decided it was time to say cheers to another venture: the whiskey business. In 1797, a Scottish farm manager named James Anderson approached Washington with a convincing proposal, leading to the construction of a distillery next to the Mount Vernon gristmill. And it wasn’t just a passion project. A year after opening in 1798, the distillery — according to a surviving ledger — produced nearly 11,000 gallons of whiskey. That’s $120,000 worth by today's standards, making it the largest distillery in the country at the time. Unfortunately, a fire burned it down in 1814, ending Washington’s whiskey empire. Rebuilt in 2007, visitors can now tour the distillery in its near-original form.

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