Whiskey Rebellion were the government's primary source of revenue, had been raised as high as feasible. He therefore promoted passage of an excise tax on domestically produced distilled spirits. This was to be the first tax levied by the national government on a domestic product. Whiskey was by far the most popular distilled beverage in late 18th-century America, so the excise became known as the "whiskey tax." Taxes were politically unpopular, and Hamilton believed that the whiskey excise was a luxury tax and would be the least objectionable tax that the government could levy. In this, he had the support of some
Whiskey Lullaby Whiskey Lullaby "Whiskey Lullaby" is a song composed by Bill Anderson and Jon Randall. It was first recorded by country music artist Brad Paisley as a duet with Alison Krauss on Paisley's album "Mud on the Tires", and released on March 29, 2004, as that album's third single, and the eleventh chart single of Paisley's career. The song reached a peak of number three on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, and 41 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song won the 2005 Country Music Association Song of the Year Award. It is one