George Washington's Distillery & Gristmill

Address

5514 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Phone

703-780-3383

703-780-0011 (Dining Reservations)

703-799-8688 (Group Sales)
City

Mount Vernon

Locality

Fairfax

After nearly a 200-year hiatus and a multi-million dollar reconstruction, George Washington's Distillery & Gristmill are back in business. Located at the original site, George Washington's Gristmill™ highlights his visions for America's future as "granary to the world;" while his distillery is the only site in North America that demonstrates 18th-century distilling from seed to barrel. The site is open for tours from April 1 through October 31.

Costumed interpreters bring George Washington’s Distillery & Gristmill to life. Enjoy guided tours of both fully functioning reconstructions. Demonstrations of the operation of the gristmill are offered daily.

At the distillery, interpreters discuss 18th-century fermentation and distilling techniques and show how the boiler, mash tubs, and copper pot stills function. On the second floor of the distillery a short History Channel video, George Washington's Liquid Gold, is shown and an exhibit, Spirits of Independence: George Washington and the Beginnings of the American Whiskey Industry, highlights over 200 years of spirit-related history in America.

A free shuttle departs from the Donald W. Reynolds Museum & Education Center to the Distillery & Gristmill site every hour from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Guests returning from the Distillery & Gristmill site to the Estate can board a shuttle every hour from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Shuttles service to the Distillery & Gristmill site are included in admission.

Amenities

Family Friendly

Price Information

Entrance to the site is included in admission to George Washington's Mount Vernon. Admission to the Gristmill & Distillery is also sold separately: Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for youth ages 6-11 and free for children 5 and under.