If you're looking for an affordable distillery tour in LA, you have two clear options: a free or near-free brewery tour where you pay for the beer flight separately, or a sub-$30 distillery tour where the tasting flight is included. The most-affordable distillery tour in Hollywood is ours — $30 per guest, sixty minutes, four full spirits in the tasting flight, no upsell. This page is a working comparison of LA distillery tour pricing and what you actually get for the money.
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The short version: $30 in Hollywood gets you the same hour you'd get for $60–$80 elsewhere, in a more centrally-located venue, with a tasting flight that covers four genuinely different categories of spirit instead of one. The math is favorable.
What an LA distillery tour usually costs
For frame of reference — typical pricing across LA distillery tours and adjacent experiences:
| Experience | Typical price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Hollywood Distillery | $30 | 60-min tour + four-spirit tasting flight |
| Other LA craft distilleries | $25–60 | Varies; some include tasting, some charge extra |
| Premium concierge distillery experience | $80–150+ | Smaller group, longer tour, food included |
| Wine tasting in Malibu | $30–100+ | Tasting only; tour usually costs more |
| Brewery tour | $0–25 | Tour often free; pay for the beer separately |
| Tourist experience on Hollywood Blvd | $25–40 | Wax museum, etc.; no tasting |
What $30 actually buys you
For perspective on what $30 covers in our specific tour:
- A 60-minute guided production tour. Led by one of our distillers, capped at twelve guests. Five stops: grain room, fermenters, pot still, bottling line, tasting room.
- A four-spirit tasting flight in proper tasting glasses. Oasis Vodka (date-based), Nopalera Gin (prickly-pear-and-California-citrus), Zanja-Madre Bourbon (high-rye), Zanja-Madre Rye (95% rye). Pours are about half an ounce each, which is real — not a token taste.
- Time in the tasting room. The tasting room is yours after the tour. Hang out, ask follow-up questions, watch the bartender pour cocktails for other guests.
- Educational depth. The guide is a working distiller, not a hospitality hire. Questions you ask get answered seriously.
$30 in LA: what else
To put the value in further context, here's what $30 typically buys in LA outside the distillery:
- A glass of wine and a small plate at a wine bar (about 45 minutes total).
- A movie ticket and a popcorn (~2 hours, no education).
- A Pilates or yoga class (~60 minutes, no take-home story).
- A cocktail and a slice at a fancy pizzeria (~30 minutes, no production-floor walk).
- A ticket to one of the wax museums on Hollywood Blvd (~45 minutes, no tasting).
The distillery tour is the rare $30 spend that delivers a complete experience — educational, tactile, photogenic, ending in a tasting flight — in sixty minutes. Most $30 spends in LA give you one or two of those things. This gives you all four.
If you want to spend more
If you've decided the tour is worth more than $30 to you, the optional upgrades are:
- Take-home bottle. $35–60 for a 750ml of any of the four spirits. The most-bought after-tour purchase.
- Private tour. $400–600 for a private group buyout, including custom cocktails and the room to yourselves. Worth it for special occasions.
- Cocktail-making class. Add to a private tour for an additional $40–60 per guest. Hands-on, three cocktails, real bar tools.
None of these are required to enjoy the basic tour. The $30 ticket is the complete experience.
Tips for saving on the tour
- Book in groups. If you have a six-person group, six tickets at $30 each is $180 total — about the cost of one nice dinner for two.
- Skip the upgrades the first time. The base tour is the experience. Decide if you want a bottle after you taste, not before.
- Avoid the busiest slots if you're flexible. Sunday afternoon and Thursday evening tend to be the calmest — same tour, less surrounding noise.
- Combine with a free LA activity. Pair the $30 tour with a free LA activity — Griffith Observatory (free, twenty minutes east), the Walk of Fame (free, fifteen minutes north), or a hike at Runyon Canyon (free, fifteen minutes north).
Plan your visit
Address: Hollywood Distillery, 5975 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90038.
Tour days: Thursday through Sunday. ~60 minutes. $30 per guest. Tasting flight of all four spirits included.
Parking: Small paid lot directly across the street ($5–10 typical). Or metered street parking on Santa Monica Blvd.
Transit: Metro B (Red) Line is about a fifteen-minute walk — the cheapest way to arrive.
Sixty minutes. Four spirits. $30 per guest.
Thursday through Sunday. Tasting flight included. No upsell.
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Where to next
For LA's wider distillery scene, see our 2026 LA distillery tour guide. For the standard tour info, see our visitor guide. For first-timer expectations, see what to expect on a distillery tour.