The History of Whiskey

Frick's great-grandfather started Overholt, which is still a popular whiskey to this day. In 1794, President Washington and Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton imposed an excise task on whiskey in western Pennsylvania. Scotch-Irish general Neville was chosen even though he had initially opposed the tax. The Valley Scotch-Irish mustered a militia and burnt the estate of General Neville. A few days later, the federal leader, General James McFarland was killed. For weeks, Scotch-Irish militia roamed the area. It took Henry Clay over a year to recover and he was unable to walk the mile necessary to go to school.