"Washington may have demonstrated the power of the federal government over the hinterlands, but in doing so he helped forge a regional identity, with whiskey at its core. By the early 19th century, hundreds of commercial distilleries operated in Western Pennsylvania, almost all of them making Old Monongahela."
On the Historic Trail of Pennsylvania’s One-of-a-Kind Whiskey
Old Monongahela rye is having a comeback. A distillery road trip tells the story of its fall and rise, with Alexander Hamilton playing the villain.
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