Who did the distilling?
James Anderson learned about distilling whiskey in Scotland, where he supplied distilleries with grain from his farm. He was able to convince Washington to distill, and he served as the master distiller. His son John lived at the Distillery and managed the daily operation. John had a hired assistant who also lived at the Distillery. The bulk of the labor was performed by six enslaved distillers, Hanson, Peter, Nat, Daniel, James and Timothy.
