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Drayton Hall Presents: Whiskey in America – Lecture & Tasting

November 29, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Drayton Hall partners with the Charleston Library Society on Thursday, November 29th at 6 pm to host Whiskey in America – Lecture and Tasting with Luke J. Pecoraro, Ph.D., Director of Archaeology, George Washington’s Mount Vernon.

Dr. Pecoraro received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from Boston University’s department of Archaeology.  He will present on “Whiskey in America – An Archaeology Lecture”. The lecture will introduce the audience to distilled products made in colonial America, and combine this with information drawn from the archaeological record of known production sites, with specific reference to George Washington’s distillery at Mount Vernon.  Following the lecture guests will be invited to a Whiskey Tasting.

This lecture is made possible by a grant from South Carolina Humanities.

Lecture is free, tasting is $25 Members, $35 Non-Members. SPONSOR CODE: LIBRARY

For tickets call 843-769-2600 or CLICK HERE TO RSVP.

Details

Date:
November 29, 2018
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm