Lost Spirits

Lost Spirits was a working distillery and immersive circus show located in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded by Bryan Davis and Joanne Haruta.

The distillery was initially located in Salinas, California, where it opened in 2010.

Lost Spirits closed at the end of April 2024.

Technology
In 2015, the distillery attracted attention after Davis developed technology to create mature whisky and rum within days.

Davis's process was shown, using modern analytical chemistry, to replicate the chemical reactions which take place as spirits age in barrels. The process aims to replicate the aging process in a laboratory while producing the same chemical signature and taste.

Whisky made using Davis' process performed favorably in blind tastings hosted by Whisky Advocate, and won a Liquid Gold award in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible (widely considered the world's most influential whisky critic).

In 2016, the distillery was moved to downtown Los Angeles, California.

Circus
In 2021, Davis and Haruta moved the distillery to Las Vegas. The new location included a tour described as "equated to an adult Disneyland." The Las Vegas version featured a large cast of live actors, acrobats, contortionists and singers. The experience of visiting Lost Spirits has been described as "cult hit among spirits geeks".

In 2023 Lost Spirits was listed on the annual Thrillist list of the best live shows & musicals in Las Vegas.