Lost Spirits | |
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Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
Founded | 2010 |
Key people |
Bryan Davis Joanne Haruta |
Cases/yr | 15,000 - 25,000 |
Website | www.lostspirits.net |
Lost Spirits was a working distillery and immersive circus show located in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded by Bryan Davis and Joanne Haruta. [1] [2]
The distillery was initially located in Salinas, California, where it opened in 2010. [3]
Lost Spirits closed at the end of April 2024. [4]
In 2015, the distillery attracted attention after Davis developed technology to create mature whisky and rum within days. [5] [1]
Davis's process was shown, using modern analytical chemistry, to replicate the chemical reactions which take place as spirits age in barrels. [6] [1] The process aims to replicate the aging process in a laboratory while producing the same chemical signature and taste. [5]
Whisky made using Davis' process performed favorably in blind tastings hosted by Whisky Advocate, [7] and won a Liquid Gold award in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible (widely considered the world's most influential whisky critic). [8] [9]
In 2016, the distillery was moved to downtown Los Angeles, California. [10]
In 2021, Davis and Haruta moved the distillery to Las Vegas. [1] The new location included a tour described as "equated to an adult Disneyland." [11] [12] The Las Vegas version featured a large cast of live actors, acrobats, contortionists and singers. [13] The experience of visiting Lost Spirits has been described as "cult hit among spirits geeks". [14]
In 2023 Lost Spirits was listed on the annual Thrillist list of the best live shows & musicals in Las Vegas. [15]
Lost Spirits | |
---|---|
Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
Founded | 2010 |
Key people |
Bryan Davis Joanne Haruta |
Cases/yr | 15,000 - 25,000 |
Website | www.lostspirits.net |
Lost Spirits was a working distillery and immersive circus show located in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded by Bryan Davis and Joanne Haruta. [1] [2]
The distillery was initially located in Salinas, California, where it opened in 2010. [3]
Lost Spirits closed at the end of April 2024. [4]
In 2015, the distillery attracted attention after Davis developed technology to create mature whisky and rum within days. [5] [1]
Davis's process was shown, using modern analytical chemistry, to replicate the chemical reactions which take place as spirits age in barrels. [6] [1] The process aims to replicate the aging process in a laboratory while producing the same chemical signature and taste. [5]
Whisky made using Davis' process performed favorably in blind tastings hosted by Whisky Advocate, [7] and won a Liquid Gold award in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible (widely considered the world's most influential whisky critic). [8] [9]
In 2016, the distillery was moved to downtown Los Angeles, California. [10]
In 2021, Davis and Haruta moved the distillery to Las Vegas. [1] The new location included a tour described as "equated to an adult Disneyland." [11] [12] The Las Vegas version featured a large cast of live actors, acrobats, contortionists and singers. [13] The experience of visiting Lost Spirits has been described as "cult hit among spirits geeks". [14]
In 2023 Lost Spirits was listed on the annual Thrillist list of the best live shows & musicals in Las Vegas. [15]