George Washington's Distillery & Gristmill - Museum in Alexandria - 5513 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, USA

An interesting place to visit especially if you are into history. They have whiskey available for purchase. Most folks miss the mill when visiting Mt Vernon. Don't. This is worth the time.

Entry is included with Mount Vernon ticket. The grist mill is an amazing display of the ingenuity and industrious nature of our forefathers. The distillery is not as physically impressive, but the import of it conveys an amazing example of the progressive nature of Washington. Mount Vernon is a must see for every American.

This place is included if you pay for a ticket for the Mansion. It was very cool to see an interactive experience with the mill. The tour guide was great with my kids and so entertaining.

Really cool to see. While not the original building it was built actually and works. You'll get to see it in action in the mill, then walk over to the distillery and see their working set up.

Since our Mount Vernon tickets included entrance to the mill and distillery (3 miles from Mount Vernon; you can drive on your own or take the Mount Vernon courtesy shuttle), we drove over to the distillery arriving at 4:45. The mill tour guide said they would give the last tour right up until 5:00pm. Our tour started at 4:55 and only lasted 10 min, but we got to see the mill in operation and had a good explanation of its history and how it operates. The guide said they only give demonstrations on weekends. We walked as a group to the distillery and the guide was waiting for us even though it was after 5pm (5:07). He gave us a great description of the distilling process and the history of the distillery.

Very cool place to learn about the art of whiskey making during the 17th century. They also have Master Craftsmen come in and help make the whiskey the way it was made then.

If you are visiting Mount Vernon this is a definite must to visit. It is included in the price of admission to Mount Vernon, you just hop on their complementary bus that takes you straight there. The people there are friendly and knowledgeable about their Mill and about the products that they produce. It is rebuilt in the style that George Washington built it in and it is a working mill now. There is also a small shop that carries all kinds of goodies if you would like something. I would highly recommend spending an hour or so of your time at Mount Vernon by stopping by here and seeing the Mill and little museum they have.

We rushed to this place as we had some a lot of time at Mount Vernon. We did make it in time to be part of the last group. The tour guides were even more better than Mount Vernon. Maybe we were the last group - they really were chatty, answered all our questions patiently and boy they were informative. About the distillery itself - we have to a give a lot of credit to the Scotsman James Anderson who actually made it possible and created value through the whole enterprise that he under took. Again, the place was beautiful and less strenuous on this hot summer day 😍