{"id":277646,"date":"2026-05-20T04:41:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T04:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/277646\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T04:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T04:41:13","slug":"st-pete-distillery-opens-secret-speakeasy-inside-working-distillery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/277646\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Pete distillery opens &#8216;secret&#8217; speakeasy inside working distillery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"h950189-p1\" class=\"permalinkable\">St. Petersburg Distillery \u2014 Florida\u2019s largest distillery by size and volume \u2014 has opened a new after-hours concept in its Warehouse Arts District home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"h950189-p2\" class=\"permalinkable\">The local spirits company recently opened a new 45-seat speakeasy inside a hidden room above the production floor of its industrial warehouse, at 800 31st Street South, where guests typically end their tours. The secluded, second-floor bar debuted May 1 and is open Thursday through Saturday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"h950189-p3\" class=\"permalinkable\">The hidden lounge, 31 South Speakeasy, overlooks the distillery floor where the family-owned operation distills whiskey, vodka, gin, rum and liqueurs from local ingredients in casks and copper stills.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h950189-p4\" class=\"permalinkable\">\u201cDuring the day, <a href=\"https:\/\/stpetersburgdistillery.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">St. Petersburg Distillery\u00a0<\/a>is a place where guests can experience the spirit of St. Pete in our Spirits Garden, Welcome Salon, and tour Florida\u2019s top craft distillery,\u201d Evan Brownstein, CEO of St. Petersburg Distillery, says in a release. \u201cNow, at night, guests can discover a whole new experience, a place true to St. Petersburg\u2019s elegant bootlegger spirit in a convivial club-like social setting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"h950189-p5\" class=\"permalinkable\">Inspired by the elegance of the 1920s, the intimate space blends rich Art Deco interiors with vintage glassware and a refined atmosphere that draws on the spirit of the Prohibition era, the release says. With a palette of deep greens and blues, warm wood finishes and golden accents, the speakeasy is outfitted with locally-sourced furnishings and historic photographs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The new 31 South Speakeasy offers 9 classic and modern cocktails.\" class=\"media-element file-default\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/31_South_SPD_Cocktails_t850.JPG\" title=\"The new 31 South Speakeasy offers 9 classic and modern cocktails.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe new 31 South Speakeasy offers 9 classic and modern cocktails.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy image<\/p>\n<p id=\"h950189-p6\" class=\"permalinkable\">St. Petersburg Distillery\u2019s spirits include a Matcha Latte Martini with Banyan Reserve Vodka; Hibiscus Gimlet with Old St. Pete Tropical Gin; Mai Tai with Old St. Pete Righteous Rum &amp; Spice and Tippler\u2019s Orange Liqueur; Maple Old Fashioned with Old St. Pete Sunshine Whiskey; and a specialty Espresso Martini.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"h950189-p7\" class=\"permalinkable\">Guests can also enjoy four- or six-flight tastings of the distillery\u2019s spirits, the release says.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h950189-p8\" class=\"permalinkable\">A food menu is curated by Chef Johnathan Rodriguez, formerly of Tampa\u2019s Sal Y Mar, who has won such accolades as the \u2018\u2018Best Chef Award\u2019 at the Savor St. Pete Food &amp; Wine Festival in both 2022 and 2023, as well as recognitions from Taste of Clearwater and the \u201cChef Inspired Award.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"h950189-p9\" class=\"permalinkable\">Founded in 2014, St. Petersburg distillery continues to offer daytime tours and tastings as well as a calendar of community events like its monthly Makers + Shakers Market.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h950189-p10\" class=\"permalinkable\">Guests interested in experiencing the new 31 South Speakeasy should check the lounge\u2019s Instagram page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/31southspeakeasy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@31southspeakeasy\u00a0<\/a>for details like the day\u2019s password.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                        <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"St. Petersburg Distillery \u2014 Florida\u2019s largest distillery by size and volume \u2014 has opened a new after-hours concept&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277647,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-277646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}