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[jon-nyc]

George Washington’s celebratory bar tab after getting the constitution done.

https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/george-washinton-bar-tab

[89th]

By the end of the night, Washington's party drank: 54 bottle of Madeira wine, 60 bottle of Bordeaux wine, 8 bottles of old stock whiskey, 22 bottles of porter ale, 8 bottles of hard cider, 12 jugs of beer, and 7 large bowls of punch. The staff and musicians also drank 16 bottles of Bordeaux wine, 5 bottles of Madeira wine, and seven bowls of punch.

I have about 5 snarky comments here, but I'll just say... damn.

[jon-nyc]

My respect for the man, already quite high, just went up.

[Jolly]

He owned slaves.

You should hate him.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Jolly said in $17,253:

He owned slaves.

You should hate him.

Owned? Say what you want about Hitler, but at the very least he never used slave teeth as his own teeth amirite??

[jon-nyc]

@Jolly said in $17,253:

He owned slaves.

You should hate him.

I’ve owned a slave, I’ve got nowhere to stand.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in $17,253:

https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/george-washinton-bar-tab

The story on the amount of alcohol consumed is legendary.

https://reason.com/2014/02/22/george-washington-boozehound/

When I was at Mt. Vernon back in 2015, I bought a couple of bottles of "George Washington's Whiskey."

It's terrible.