Whiskey Girl of whiskey. "Whiskey Girl" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 20, 2004. Whiskey Girl "Whiskey Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Toby Keith. It was released in March 2004 as the third and final single from his 2003 album "Shock'n Y'all". The song reached number one on the US "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 2004. A live version is included on the deluxe edition of his 2012 album "Hope on the Rocks". Keith wrote this song with Scotty
Whiskey Rebellion Farmers living west of the Appalachian Mountains distilled their excess grain into whiskey, which was easier and more profitable to transport over the mountains than the more cumbersome grain. A whiskey tax would make western farmers less competitive with eastern grain producers. Additionally, cash was always in short supply on the frontier, so whiskey often served as a medium of exchange. For poorer people who were paid in whiskey, the excise was essentially an income tax that wealthier easterners did not pay. Small-scale farmers also protested that Hamilton's excise effectively gave unfair tax breaks to large distillers, most of whom