History on Tap: Making Use of Ardent Spirits, Alcohol and the Kentucky Shakers

Our next History on Tap will be on Thursday, May 29 at 6:30pm at Hopkinsville Brewing Company for “Making Use of Ardent Spirits: Alcohol and the Kentucky Shakers,” an insightful program about the Shakers of Kentucky by Tommy Hines.

From 1807 through 1922, a religious sect known as the Shakers occupied a 6,000-acre farm in nearby Logan County. Naming their village South Union, the Shakers practiced a communal lifestyle based on withdrawal from the “world” and with an emphasis on simplicity and perfection in all things. Their lifestyle also included the production of “ardent spirits” for both sale and consumption. South Union made whiskey in a stillhouse as early as the 1820s. Join Tommy Hines, Director of South Union Shaker Village and member of the Kentucky Humanities Council’s Speakers Bureau, as he explores the history of our Shaker neighbors and shares about their newly-released Shakertown Spirits bourbon.

History on Tap is a free series that seeks to share local history in a relaxed, fun setting. Programs are typically held on the last Thursday of the month at 6:30pm at Hopkinsville Brewing Company.

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You may also like the following events from Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County:

• Next Tuesday, 24th June, 06:00 pm, Tombstone Tuesday, June 24 in Hopkinsville
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• Next month, 29th July, 02:00 pm, Tombstone Tuesday, July 29 in Hopkinsville