1135 Okie Street, NE via One Eight Distilling
From a press release:
“The season’s most hotly anticipated food holiday, National Biscuits and Gravy Day, returns with all its buttery ballyhoo on Saturday, February 21st, 2015, from 1:00-4:00 p.m., at One Eight Distilling in Ivy City.
The new distillery (which opened in January as only the second in Washington, D.C. since prohibition) will offer tours and tastes of One Eight Distilling’s latest, while Mason Dixie Biscuit Co. (Washington, D.C.’s first mobile biscuit shop) sets up shop in the tasting room, selling hot, home-style wares from a special National Biscuits and Gravy Day menu.
“Our spirits are wonderful alongside Southern-style comfort food,” said One Eight Distilling CEO Alexander (Sandy) Wood. “Naturally, we are delighted to be celebrating National Biscuits and Gravy Day with the most expert among us, Mason Dixie Biscuit Co.”
WHAT: National Biscuits and Gravy Day
WHEN: Saturday, February 21st, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
WHERE: One Eight Distilling, 1135 Okie Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20002
Admission is free, and advance registration is NOT required. Tours are provided every half-hour, first-come, first-served. Participants must be age 21 or over with valid I.D. in order to attend. One Eight Distilling and Mason Dixie can accept all major credit cards for food and merchandise purchases.”
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