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{{Short description|Distillery and circus show in Nevada, US}} |
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{{Infobox Winery|winery_name=Lost Spirits|location_city=Los Angeles, California - Monterey County, California|location_country=USA|year_founded=2010|price=500.00 $ (9 liters)|key_people=[[Bryan Davis (inventor)|Bryan Davis]], Co-Founder<br/>[[Joanne Haruts]] Co-Founder|cases_per_year=1,500 - 2,500|homepage=[http://www.lostspirits.net www.lostspirits.net]|tasting=During some periods}} |
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'''Lost Spirits''' is a distillery and technology company which produces [[Whisky|whiskey]] and [[rum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rumrenaissance.com/Competition2014.html|title=2012 Competition - Miami Rum Renaissance Festival|website=www.rumrenaissance.com|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2016/04/16/miami-rum-festival-boldly-explores-the-next-frontier-of-cane-spirits/|title=Miami Rum Festival boldly explores the next frontier of cane spirits|date=2016-04-16|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://beeralien.com/lost-spirits-technology-wins-award-for-breakthrough-in-spirit-aging/|title=Lost Spirits Technology wins award for breakthrough in spirit aging - BeerAlien|date=2016-01-05|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref> The company is notable for its scientific and experimental production techniques, and its cult following.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thewhiskeywash.com/american-whiskey/lost-spirits-distillery-readies-three-new-peated-american-single-malt-whiskies/|title=Lost Spirits Distillery Readies Three New Peated American Single Malt Whiskies - The Whiskey Wash|date=2014-04-04|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.7x7.com/a-modern-guide-to-the-monterey-peninsula-1787028213.html#|title=A Modern Guide to The Monterey Peninsula|last=Area|first=7x7 Bay|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/26/great-rum-without-rotting-goat-heads.html|title=Great Rum Without Rotting Goat Heads|last=Goldfarb|first=Aaron|date=2015-09-26|website=The Daily Beast|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wired.com/2015/04/lost-spirits/|title=This Guy Says He Can Make 20-Year-Old Rum in 6 Days|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-sachs/post_9243_b_6980700.html|title=Creating 20-Year-Old Liquor in Six Days: How the Spirits Industry Is About to Be Transformed|last=Spirits|first=Tony Sachs Drinker of|last2=Music|first2=Listener of|date=2015-04-02|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=2016-07-17|last3=Baseball|first3=Watcher of|last4=Words|first4=Writer of}}</ref> |
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| winery_name = Lost Spirits |
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| location_city = Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| location_country = USA |
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| year_founded = 2010 |
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| key_people = [[Bryan Davis (inventor)|Bryan Davis]]<br/>[[Joanne Haruta]] |
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| cases_per_year = 15,000 - 25,000 |
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| homepage = [https://www.lostspirits.net/ www.lostspirits.net] |
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| Visitors / Year = 75,000 |
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'''Lost Spirits''' was a working distillery and immersive circus show located in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. It was founded by [[Bryan Davis (inventor)|Bryan Davis]] and Joanne Haruta.<ref name="Wired" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Leah |date=2023-06-28 |title=Stoking Vegas’ Immersive Flame: Lost Spirits Distillery (Review) |url=https://noproscenium.com/lost-spirits-distillery-review-275ef330ad5d |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref> |
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The company is currently operating in the [[Arts District, Los Angeles|Arts District]] of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://cocktailwonk.com/2017/02/distillery-or-mystery-isle-unveiling-lost-spirits-new-los-angeles-location.html|title=Mystery Isle or Distillery? Unveiling Lost Spirits' new Los Angeles Location - Cocktail Wonk|date=2017-02-05|newspaper=Cocktail Wonk|access-date=2017-02-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://marketwatchmag.com/lost-spirits-distillery-july-2016/|title=Lost Spirits Distillery Debuts "Flash-Aged" Rums And Whiskies –|website=Market Watch|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref> However, it has traditionally operated out of facilities in [[Monterey County, California|Monterey County]], [[California]] and [[Silicon Valley]], California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rational-spirits-distillery-charleston-south-carolina-aged-alcohol/|title=High-tech "Frankenstein booze" aged without the barrels|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/blogs/food_blog/video-lost-spirits-and-bryan-davis-time-machine-tedx-talk/article_dfa29444-b30f-11e5-ac81-63d0d492779b.html|title=VIDEO: Lost Spirits and Bryan Davis' time machine TEDx talk goes live.|last=Anderson|first=Mark|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref> |
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The distillery was initially located in [[Salinas, California]], where it opened in 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.westcoaster.net/home/2018/12/25/lost-spirits-distillery | title=Lost Spirits Distillery }}</ref> |
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In 2015 the company attracted media attention when it announced that its co-founder, [[Bryan Davis (inventor)|Bryan Davis]], had invented a new means of aging spirits. Davis' process was shown, using modern [[analytical chemistry]], to replicate the chemical reactions which take place as spirits age in barrels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theanalyticalscientist.com/issues/0516/shaken-and-stirred/|title=Shaken and Stirred|website=The Analytical Scientist|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.urbandaddy.com/ntl/fooddrink/37163/Lost_Spirits_We_Investigate_by_Drinking_Rum_National_NTL_Drink|title=These Guys Claim to Create 15-Year-Old Spirits in Just Six Days|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wired.com/2015/04/lost-spirits/|title=This Guy Says He Can Make 20-Year-Old Rum in 6 Days|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref> |
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Lost Spirits closed at the end of April 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lost Spirits Distillery at AREA15 is closing at the end of the month |url=https://www.ktnv.com/news/lost-spirits-distillery-at-area15-is-closing-at-the-end-of-the-month |website=Channel 13 Las Vegas News KTNV |access-date=11 June 2024 |language=en |date=4 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="reviewjournal.com">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-30 |title=Innovative Lost Spirits Distillery, performers take final bows — PHOTOS |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/arts-culture/innovative-lost-spirits-distillery-performers-take-final-bows-photos-3042908/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> At the time of the closing Lost Spirits had hosted over 250,000 guests in its Las Vegas location<ref name="reviewjournal.com"/> and was generating an estimated $12.9 Million in Annual Revenue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lost Spirits Distillery: Revenue, Competitors, Alternatives |url=https://growjo.com/company/Lost_Spirits_Distillery#google_vignette |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=growjo.com}}</ref> |
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In 2015 Lost Spirits and Davis were presented the Global Master Award for innovation from the [[The Drinks Business (magazine)|Spirits Business]] for the technical achievement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2016/01/the-distillery-masters-2016-results/|title=The Distillery Masters 2016 results|website=www.thespiritsbusiness.com|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref> |
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==Technology== |
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In 2015, the distillery attracted attention after Davis developed technology to create mature [[whisky]] and [[rum]] within days.<ref name="TheDailyBeast">{{Cite web|last=Goldfarb|first=Aaron|date=2015-09-26|title=Great Rum Without Rotting Goat Heads|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/26/great-rum-without-rotting-goat-heads.html|access-date=2016-07-17|website=The Daily Beast}}</ref><ref name="Wired">{{Cite magazine |last=Null |first=Christopher |title=This Guy Says He Can Make 20-Year-Old Rum in 6 Days |url=https://www.wired.com/2015/04/lost-spirits/ |access-date=2022-02-04 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Davis's process was shown, using modern [[analytical chemistry]], to replicate the chemical reactions that take place as spirits age in barrels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theanalyticalscientist.com/issues/0516/shaken-and-stirred/|first1=Joanna|last1=Cummings|title=Shaken and Stirred|website=The Analytical Scientist|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref><ref name="Wired" /> The process aims to replicate the [[Barrel#Beverage maturing|aging]] process in a laboratory while producing the same chemical signature and taste.<ref name="TheDailyBeast" /> |
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"The Best Spirits of 2015" by [[Serious Eats]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/12/best-spirits-of-year-whiskey-rum-scotch-pisco-amaro.html|title=The Best New Spirits of 2015|last=Eats|first=Serious|website=www.seriouseats.com|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref> |
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Whisky made using Davis' process performed favorably in blind tastings hosted by Whisky Advocate,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-12|title=9 Whiskies That Weren't Aged in a Traditional Barrel|url=https://www.whiskyadvocate.com/alternatively-aged-whiskies-taste-test/|access-date=2022-02-07|website=Whisky Advocate|language=en-US}}</ref> and won a Liquid Gold award in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible (widely considered the world's most influential whisky critic).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-16|title=Jim Murray: The Life Of A Whiskey Legend|url=https://www.mansworldindia.com/currentedition/from-the-magazine/drinking-man/jim-murray-the-life-of-a-whiskey-legend/|access-date=2022-02-07|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Cooper|first=Harris|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qkUNEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22lost+spirits%22+jim+murray%27s+whisky+bible&pg=PT354|title=American History Through a Whiskey Glass: How Distilled Spirits, Domestic Cuisine, and Popular Music Helped Shape a Nation|date=2021-06-29|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-5107-6402-6|language=en}}</ref> |
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"The Years Best Spirits" by [[Wine & Spirits]] Magazine <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wineandspiritsmagazine.com/spirits/spirits-archive/category/whiskey|title=Wine & Spirits Magazine|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref> |
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In 2016, the distillery was moved to downtown Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tuttle|first=Brittani|date=2020-05-14|title=Lost Spirits Distillery to open new interactive experience in Las Vegas|url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/lost-spirits-distillery-interactive-experience-las-vegas/|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Attractions Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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=== 2014 === |
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"Best Spirits of 2014" list by Liquor.com<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foodandwine.com/fwx/drink/rum-distillery-claims-have-chemical-reactor-will-rapidly-age-spirits|title=A Rum Distillery Claims to Have a Chemical Reactor That Will Rapidly Age Spirits|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref> |
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"Best in Class" by Miami Rum Renaissance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rumrenaissance.com/Competition2014.html|title=2012 Competition - Miami Rum Renaissance Festival|website=www.rumrenaissance.com|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref> |
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In 2021, Davis and Haruta moved the distillery to Las Vegas.<ref name="Wired" /> The new location included a tour described as "equated to an adult Disneyland."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-23 |title=Down the rum rabbit hole: The booze fantasia at Lost Spirits Distillery |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/down-the-rum-rabbit-hole-the-booze-fantasia-at-lost-spirits-distillery-2405612/ |access-date=2022-02-07 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bustamante |first=Lou |date=2018-12-06 |title=Disneyland Has Got Nothing on This |url=http://altaonline.com/culture/food-drink/a4088/disneyland-has-got-nothing-on-this/ |access-date=2021-10-08 |website=Alta Online |language=en-US}}</ref> The Las Vegas version featured a large cast of live actors, acrobats, contortionists and singers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Virginia |date=2023-07-21 |title=Lost Spirits Soars to New Heights in Las Vegas |url=https://distilling.com/distillermagazine/lost-spirits-interview/ |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Distiller Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> The experience of visiting Lost Spirits has been described as "cult hit among spirits geeks".<ref name="Smithsonian">{{Cite web|last1=Perrottet|first1=Tony|title=The Madcap Chemists of Booze|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/mad-scientists-booze-recreating-spirits-going-back-era-paul-revere-180971630/|access-date=2021-09-28|website=Smithsonian Magazine|language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2023 Lost Spirits was listed on the annual ''Thrillist'' list of the best live shows & musicals in Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rupersburg |first=Nicole |date=2015-05-27 |title=The Best Shows and Musicals in Las Vegas Right Now |url=https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/las-vegas/best-las-vegas-shows-musicals-right-now |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Thrillist |language=en}}</ref> |
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Nominated for "Craft Distillery of the Year" by Whisky Magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whiskymag.com/awards/icons_of_whisky/2014/usa/|title=Icons of Whisky USA 2014 - Winners|website=www.whiskymag.com|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref> |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.Lostspirits.net Lost Spirits Official Site] |
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Latest revision as of 03:37, 28 November 2024
| 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][5] At the time of the closing Lost Spirits had hosted over 250,000 guests in its Las Vegas location[5] and was generating an estimated $12.9 Million in Annual Revenue.[6]
Technology
[edit]In 2015, the distillery attracted attention after Davis developed technology to create mature whisky and rum within days.[7][1]
Davis's process was shown, using modern analytical chemistry, to replicate the chemical reactions that take place as spirits age in barrels.[8][1] The process aims to replicate the aging process in a laboratory while producing the same chemical signature and taste.[7]
Whisky made using Davis' process performed favorably in blind tastings hosted by Whisky Advocate,[9] and won a Liquid Gold award in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible (widely considered the world's most influential whisky critic).[10][11]
In 2016, the distillery was moved to downtown Los Angeles, California.[12]
Circus
[edit]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."[13][14] The Las Vegas version featured a large cast of live actors, acrobats, contortionists and singers.[15] The experience of visiting Lost Spirits has been described as "cult hit among spirits geeks".[16]
In 2023 Lost Spirits was listed on the annual Thrillist list of the best live shows & musicals in Las Vegas.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Null, Christopher. "This Guy Says He Can Make 20-Year-Old Rum in 6 Days". Wired. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ Davis, Leah (2023-06-28). "Stoking Vegas' Immersive Flame: Lost Spirits Distillery (Review)". Medium. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Lost Spirits Distillery".
- ^ "Lost Spirits Distillery at AREA15 is closing at the end of the month". Channel 13 Las Vegas News KTNV. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Innovative Lost Spirits Distillery, performers take final bows — PHOTOS". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ "Lost Spirits Distillery: Revenue, Competitors, Alternatives". growjo.com. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ a b Goldfarb, Aaron (2015-09-26). "Great Rum Without Rotting Goat Heads". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ Cummings, Joanna. "Shaken and Stirred". The Analytical Scientist. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "9 Whiskies That Weren't Aged in a Traditional Barrel". Whisky Advocate. 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Jim Murray: The Life Of A Whiskey Legend". 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Cooper, Harris (2021-06-29). American History Through a Whiskey Glass: How Distilled Spirits, Domestic Cuisine, and Popular Music Helped Shape a Nation. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-5107-6402-6.
- ^ Tuttle, Brittani (2020-05-14). "Lost Spirits Distillery to open new interactive experience in Las Vegas". Attractions Magazine. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Down the rum rabbit hole: The booze fantasia at Lost Spirits Distillery". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Bustamante, Lou (2018-12-06). "Disneyland Has Got Nothing on This". Alta Online. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ Miller, Virginia (2023-07-21). "Lost Spirits Soars to New Heights in Las Vegas". Distiller Magazine. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Perrottet, Tony. "The Madcap Chemists of Booze". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ Rupersburg, Nicole (2015-05-27). "The Best Shows and Musicals in Las Vegas Right Now". Thrillist. Retrieved 2023-09-16.