A different kind of company event
Hollywood Distillery hosts a steady calendar of film and television production crew holiday parties, agency offsites, talent agency wrap parties, and end-of-year corporate events. The building — a 1920s warehouse on Santa Monica Boulevard with a working copper still as a centerpiece — reads to guests as something more interesting than another hotel ballroom or rented loft. The bar program is in-house and built around spirits we make on-site, which removes the catering-service complexity most corporate events run into.
Most corporate events here are 80–180 guests over 3–4 hours, full-buyout. Smaller offsites (15–40) work well as a private tour + dinner format.
Common formats
- Full evening buyout for holiday parties. 80–200 guests, 4–6 hours, hosted bar from $45/guest, custom cocktail menu options. Most film and TV studio holiday parties.
- Wrap party. Production-end celebration with bar service and the run of the space. Photo-friendly for crew/cast pictures.
- Agency offsite or team retreat. Daytime use of the venue with a distillery tour, a cocktail-making class option (additional fee), and seated lunch in the tasting room. 15–40 guests typical.
- Client appreciation event. Press dinner format — 30–60 seated guests, custom cocktail menu, four-course dinner, plenty of room for conversation.
- Cocktail class with team-building. Hands-on cocktail making led by our bar team. 10–30 guests. Each guest leaves with one of the spirits they tasted.
Recent corporate bookings
- Holiday party for a film studio — 180 guests, full buyout, custom menu
- Wrap party for a streaming series — 120 guests, 4-hour buyout, bar takeover
- Cocktail class for a tech company offsite — 24 guests, hands-on session, full afternoon
- Year-end client dinner for an LA agency — 40 guests, seated dinner
- Production company holiday party — 90 guests, evening buyout, custom cocktail menu tied to the show
The bar program
Beverage service is exclusively ours. Hosted bar from $45 per guest for two hours; premium open bar from $65 per guest for three. Custom cocktail menus designed with our bar team are available for any corporate event — cocktails named after your company, your show, your campaign. Catering is open: preferred caterers who know the space, or your own kitchen-licensed caterer with insurance.
Holiday parties in November and December book 4–6 weeks ahead at minimum; popular Saturdays go faster. Daytime offsites are usually available with two to four weeks of notice. Send the inquiry form below — our events team responds within one business day with availability and a custom proposal.
