New Columbia Distillers, the first Washington D.C. distillery in nearly a century, is set to start up production on its first offering, Green Hat Gin. Founders Michael Lowe and John Uselton named the gin after D.C. Prohibition-era bootlegger George Cassiday.

Fittingly, Cassiday was responsible for providing liquor to members of congress during the 1920s and 1930s. His affinity for wearing a green fedora was what inspired the name Green Hat Gin.

Eventually the Ivy City neighborhood distillery will offer a variety of seasonal gins and hopes to begin aging a rye and bourbon whiskey by the end of this year. The Green Hat Gin will be available by the end of August.

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New Columbia Distillers’ Green Hat Gin Begins Production This Month, Washington City Paper