Photo of the Day: Beginning of New Batch of Whiskey
Before whiskey can be imbibed, it goes through many stages. Above, it’s in the form of mash — the state in which the corn, rye and barley mixture that it’s based upon gets fermented. You can see tiny bubbles appearing in the noxiously sweet-sour smelling brine.
Mount Vernon’s distillery is beginning a new round of whiskey-making that will culminate in the eventual sale of the distilled product. Later this month we will also begin a round of scotch-making. Stay tuned for product release dates.
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April 26th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
um …. that looks like mud