
"You can taste that it's not your typical vodka that you're getting from any of the other brands around the world,"
"It's very unique and unusual."
"In Lebanon in late September and October, it's time to celebrate,"
"They distill ouzo [arak] over there, and it's about bonding, it's about music, and different villages distill different things."
Hollywood Distillery occupies a former Pierce Brothers Mortuary across from Hollywood Forever Cemetery and operates as Hollywood's first legal distillery. The distillery sources grains from Southern California farmers and uses Coachella Valley dates to sweeten and ferment Oasis Vodka, which won double gold medals in 2019. The spirits lineup includes Nopalera gin made with prickly pear and native herbs and Zanja-Madre rye and bourbon named after an early Los Angeles aqueduct. Co-founder Ferris Wehbe drew inspiration from Lebanese date-based arak traditions. Copper stills and large windows face Santa Monica Boulevard. The Craft Distillers Act of 2015 enabled on-site limited bottle sales.
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