Your event,
distilled.

Hollywood Distillery hosts private events every day of the week in a 5,000-square-foot 1920s warehouse on Santa Monica Boulevard, with a working twenty-foot copper still as the room's centerpiece. Up to 200 standing or 60 seated. From rehearsal dinners and milestone birthdays to brand launches and full-venue buyouts, we run all kinds of events — offering unique opportunities like a production-floor walk, a custom bar program built on the four spirits we distill on-site, and exclusive use of the tasting or production room.

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Events we host

The room flexes for everything from a twelve-person dinner to a two-hundred-person reception. The eight event types we host most often — each with its own dedicated planning page:

• Weddings — Ceremony and reception buyouts up to 200 guests, with the still as a ceremonial backdrop.
• Rehearsal dinners — Up to 60 seated guests with optional pre-dinner private distillery tour.
• Bachelorette parties — Groups of 10–60 with custom cocktail menus and branded bottles.
• Brand launches — Full venue buyouts for product unveils, press dinners, and influencer activations.
• Milestone birthdays — 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, with a custom cocktail named for the guest of honor.
• Photo and film shoots — Editorial, commercial, and indie shoots Tuesday–Friday.
• Corporate events — Holiday parties, wrap parties, agency offsites for film/TV studios and LA agencies.
• Album listening parties — Music industry release events with custom cocktails tied to track names.

What's included

Every private event at Hollywood Distillery includes:

• Exclusive use of the production floor and tasting room for the duration of your event
• A guided production tour led by one of our distillers — the people who actually make the spirits
• A tasting flight of all four production spirits: Oasis Vodka, Nopalera Gin, Zanja-Madre Bourbon, and Zanja-Madre Rye
• A customizable bar program with two to three cocktails on draft from our taps
• Event staff: bartenders, a host, security as needed
• Standard setup and breakdown

Optional add-ons most groups include:

• Custom cocktail menu named after the occasion or guest of honor, poured from our taps for the event's duration
• Branded bottles with custom labels for each guest to take home — four to six week lead time
• Hands-on cocktail-making class with one bar tool per pair, three cocktails built and tasted
• Catering through one of our preferred catering partners — from passed bites to plated dinners
• Photographer or videographer from our preferred-vendor list, both familiar with the space

Capacity and layouts

The space accommodates several formats. Capacities below are practical maximums; in most cases the right number is somewhat lower depending on the bar program, catering footprint, and entertainment.

For groups under twelve, booking all twelve seats on a public tour is usually a better fit — same experience, lower price point.

The vibe

The building was a working mortuary in the 1920s before it became a distillery in 2025. The bones — high wood-trussed ceilings, factory-glass windows on the north wall, polished concrete floors — were already cinematic. We added a 1,000-gallon copper Vendome pot still imported from Louisville and an elegantly refurbished tasting room with a long bar and communal tables.

The result is a venue with texture that doesn't exist elsewhere in Hollywood. Many event planners describe the space as "cinematic but not curated" — meaning it photographs beautifully without looking like a set. The working production floor is the focal point of the room, not a decorative element. The still hisses, the fermenters murmur, the bottling line operates on its own quiet schedule. Your event happens around it.

We're directly across from Hollywood Forever Cemetery, an unmistakable landmark that doubles as a coda to the building's own history. The walk between the two has shown up in more than one wedding photo album.

The inquiry process

After you submit the form below, here's what happens:

1. Our events team responds within one business day with availability and three or four follow-up questions about format and headcount.
2. You receive a custom proposal with pricing, sample bar menu, and recommended add-ons — typically within three business days of the initial conversation.
3. We schedule a thirty-minute walk-through of the space, ideally on a non-event day so you can see it empty and imagine your layout.
4. You return with feedback or a green light. We adjust the proposal, finalize the contract, and lock the date with a deposit.
5. We coordinate vendors, finalize the bar menu, and align on a day-of timeline two to four weeks before the event.

If you have a hard deadline (a published wedding date, a press-release tied launch), tell us in the form. We'll prioritize the response and the proposal.

Plan your event

Address: Hollywood Distillery, 5975 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90038. Across from Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Available days: We do private bookings any day of the week.

Parking: Small paid lot directly across the street, plus metered street parking on Santa Monica Blvd. For weddings and large events, we typically recommend valet coordinated through one of our preferred vendors.

Transit: Metro B (Red) Line, Hollywood/Western or Hollywood/Vine — both about a fifteen-minute walk. Useful to mention to out-of-town wedding guests and corporate attendees.

Catering: We work with three preferred caterers covering a range of cuisines and price points. You're also welcome to bring an outside caterer with prior approval. We do not have a kitchen on-site — caterers operate from a staging area off the production floor.

Alcohol licensing: All alcohol is served by our licensed bar staff under our license. Bring-your-own packages are available with a corkage fee. Custom bottle add-ons (where each guest takes home a labeled bottle) are sold through our retail license and are entirely separate from the bar service.

Where to next

For format-specific planning pages, see weddings, rehearsal dinners, bachelorette parties, milestone birthdays, brand launches, corporate events, album listening parties, or photo and film shoots. To scout the venue first, book a public tour — most event planners book a tour before submitting an inquiry.