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Portuguese Bend Whiskeys are a little bit of the California Coastal Sunshine in a bottle. Our whiskeys are a sophisticated twist on American classic recipes and the heart of everything we do.
THE FIRST DISTILLERY IN LONG BEACH
Portuguese Bend Distillery brings the humble ingenuity and creativity of Long Beach to the California craft spirit movement. Now Shipping Throughout California!
Queen’s passage Rum
Choose from our classic Spiced Rum tropical-inspired White Rum, or new Golden Rum.
Smoke bay & Donna Rosa gin
42% ABV | 84 PROOF
Choose between traditional Oude style London Gin or California born “joven” young Gin.
Breakwater Vodka
40% ABV | 80 PROOF
Grain Vodka twice distilled and filtered over activated carbon.
A REFINED EXPERIENCE
RESTAURANT, BAR & DISTILLERY
Dishes designed by our expert culinary team are paired to showcase our in-house spirits and cocktails. Dining guests can gaze through floor to ceiling windows into the on-site distillery and watch the spirit-making process while enjoying craft cocktails in our pre-prohibition style bar.
Event spaces can be reserved for special occasions, receptions, private parties, and classes on how to use Portuguese Bend’s spirits to build their own creations at home, with full service in-house catering. Special tasting menus will be hosted seasonally to celebrate product launches and holiday celebrations. Live music events will be held at Portuguese Bend to showcase jazz and other local artists.
Dishes designed by our expert culinary team are paired to showcase our in-house spirits and cocktails. Dining guests can gaze through floor to ceiling windows into the on-site distillery and watch the spirit-making process while enjoying craft cocktails in our pre-prohibition style bar.
Grain to glass
Our unique process
The foundation of Portuguese Bend starts with the process in which we craft our spirits. From the responsible farming and sourcing of our ingredients through the distilling and bottling of our spirits, our integrity is visible through all avenues of our brand experience.
Our namesake
100 years of resistance
The Portuguese Bend area of Palos Verdes, CA was a favorite landing spot during Prohibition with requent visits from brazen smugglers transporting contraband. The shores were dotted with caves and crevasses that provided shelter and storage for smugglers in addition to a dirt road that connected it easily to the surrounding cities for distribution. It became a critical area to the success of rum running operations in Southern California and ultimately coined the name “Smuggler’s Cove.”
1919
Ban of Alcohol Sales1920
Prohibition Begins1933
Prohibition Ends2019
Portuguese Bend Opens