On June 20, 1793, Eli Whitney, who had graduated from Yale the previous year, wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, requesting a patent for his new invention, the cotton gin. The gin ...

Montpelier’s Barr Hill Gin is one of the latest Vermont companies to take inspiration from the land. Founded in 2011 in Hardwick, in the Northeast Kingdom, Barr Hill takes its name from a nature ...

Scientists have discovered that juniper berries—the key botanical giving gin its distinctive taste—vary dramatically ...

Whitney believed the gin would eliminate the need for slave labor, but instead the invention revitalized a demand for slave labor as the cotton industry grew exponentially.

The original cotton gin of Eli Whitney, on display in the Smithsonian. (Getty Images) Bischoff-Wurstle said that’s because it fueled the ability to produce more cotton.

Barr Hill Gin is produced at Montpelier, Vermont’s Caledonia Spirits distillery, and stands out from the many entries in the American gin category in that only two ingredients are used as ...

Homes seen from gate leading to MaryLou Whitney's home Cady Hill at 40 Geyser Road on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Gate leading to MaryLou Whitney's home Cady Hill at 40 Geyser ...

In 1794, Eli Whitney patented a new kind of cotton gin. His invention, using rotating brushes and teeth to remove the seeds from cotton, was quickly pirated by others. Southern plantation owners ...

Raleigh voters will pick a new mayor and City Council members this November. All eight council seats, including the mayor’s, are up for grabs, with all the incumbents except for current Mayor Mary-Ann ...

A 750 mL bottle of Barr Hill Gin costs approximately US$40, whereas the same size of aged Tom Cat Gin is approximately US$55. Barr Hill Vodka runs approximately US$60 for a 750 mL bottle.

With a lucrative water business, the grandson sold the armory in 1888. Eli Whitney, Jr. passed away in 1894. The Whitney Family’s impact on American history is to be studied, not celebrated. The ...