WHISKEY KNOWLEDGE
Whiskey has had a long and turbulent history between governments and distillers. Nearly every country has tried to enact some sort of tax on distillers and whiskey production, and each of those countries had distillers fight back with passion and fury.
THE WHISKEY REBELLION
America is no different. When the British cut-off the supply of rum to the Continental Army, George Washington encouraged whiskey distillers to set up across the western frontier to help produce much-needed spirits. Whiskey was used as a pain killer, ration, antiseptic, and much more. However, when the war ended the new American government was left with a massive amount of debt.
By: Greg Sinadinos
Washington's constituents turned towards whiskey distillers as a ready source of tax revenue to help pay off the wartime debt, and distillers were not too thrilled at just having fought an oppressive government and now having their new government turn around and tax them immediately after asking them for help. NOMADIC
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