Las Vegas Distillery
Bars & Booze
Best Hometown Spirit
July 26th, 2012
In 1906, a big shipment of Old Early Times bourbon left Bardstown, Ky., bound for Las Vegas’ Arizona Club. To get here, it traveled a lot longer than Las Vegas Distillery spirits do to get to local liquor stores. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
We’ve Got Spirit (Yes, We Do!)
July 5th, 2012
Incredible things are happening in Henderson. Just stop by Las Vegas Distillery one afternoon for a firsthand look at operations. Read more »
Politics
A Sobering Experience
June 16th, 2011
George Racz worked tirelessly for 2½ years to launch Nevada’s first legal distillery, at a time when the state’s struggling economy could use some diversity. The Romanian immigrant seemed to have everything going his way when he began operating Las Vegas Distillery in March. All he needed next was passage during this year’s legislative session of Assembly Bill 542, which would establish the guidelines and provide licensing for craft distilleries in Nevada. But after the Assembly unanimously passed the bill on June 4, it died on the Senate floor. Read more »
Entrepreneurs
The Booze Is Cookin’
April 7th, 2011
As George Rácz’s first batch of vodka poured from one of his two 170-gallon artisan pot stills into a vat during its second round of distillation on April 1, the Las Vegas Distillery founder brushed off a comment that he was making history. “I don’t know about that,” he said. “But I’m very happy.” Read more »
Drinking
Spirit of the West
Nevada’s first legal distillery gets the nod, gets to work
March 17th, 2011
George Rácz knew creating a distillery in the desert would be difficult, especially since there is no precedent in Nevada for such an endeavor. But as he nears the end of a 2½-year journey, Rácz is optimistic that he is on the brink of history. Read more »
