Los Angeles Distillery is one of the few craft distilleries in Southern California doing the whole thing from scratch - grain in, bottle out. Founded in 2013 by Dr. Lewis Harsanyi, whose background spans Bavarian brewing and distillery engineering, the operation occupies a working industrial space in Culver City where you can watch real production happening on your visit. The focus is whiskey: a Scotch-style single malt (Glen LA), a California bourbon (LA Beach), and a rye (High Tide) - all produced as Bottled-in-Bond expressions, meaning four-year minimum aging, no added coloring or flavoring. That's a high bar for a craft distillery of this size. Guided tours run Friday and Saturday afternoons, where a knowledgeable host walks you through the stills, explains the mash bills (they've developed over 30), and pours enough samples to give you a real sense of the lineup. It's an informal, hands-on experience - the kind where you can ask the distiller a question mid-tour. The $50 ticket gets you tastings of whiskeys, bourbons, and rum, and most visitors leave with a bottle from the gift shop. Parking is easy, the neighborhood is a short drive from downtown Culver City, and reservations are required through FareHarbor.