Journal of Alta California

Disneyland Has Got Nothing on This

Stepping inside the bright red door that looks like a gothic version of the queen of hearts, with eyes sliding back and forth, I’m greeted by a disorienting forced perspective hallway that looks much longer than it actually is. As I start walking, I experience the dizzying sensation of growing taller the farther I go. I haven’t even tasted a drop of liquor yet and I already feel drunk.

I’m on a tour of Lost Spirits Distillery in downtown Los Angeles, where co-founders Bryan Davis and Joanne Haruta have built a

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