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The Underground Speakeasy At The Mob Museum Features Live Music And Celebrates National Cocktail and Spirit Days In July

 

 

The Underground Daiquiri.
(Photo courtesy of The Mob Museum)

THE UNDERGROUND SPEAKEASY AT THE MOB MUSEUM FEATURES LIVE
MUSIC AND CELEBRATES NATIONAL COCKTAIL AND SPIRIT DAYS IN JULY

 

This July, The Underground speakeasy and distillery inside The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, will offer a variety of cocktail specials and weekly live music. The full roster of July programs in The Underground follows.

Live Entertainment in The Underground Speakeasy
Date and Time:

  • Friday, July 1 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.: Red Penny Arcade
  • Saturday, July 2 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.: Nieve Malandra Band
  • Sunday, July 3 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.: Sin-Phonics
  • Friday, July 8 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.: Michael Ross Nugent
  • Saturday, July 9 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.: Dixie Flats
  • Sunday, July 10 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.: The Volsteads
  • Friday, July 15 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.: The Souvenairs
  • Saturday, July 16 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.: Shaun DeGraff
  • Sunday, July 17 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.: Gatsby Gang Trio
  • Friday, July 22 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.: The Volsteads
  • Saturday, July 23 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.: Amanda King
  • Sunday, July 24 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.: Shaun DeGraff
  • Friday, July 29 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.: Dixie Flats
  • Saturday, July 30 from 8 p.m. to 12 p.m.: Colte Julian
  • Sunday, July 31 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.: The Old Fashions

Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Cost: Free
Description: Revel in the sounds of the Jazz Age once more with music in The Underground speakeasy. Featuring a rotating roster of talented performing artists presented in an atmosphere surrounded by Prohibition-era artifacts, The Underground offers an immersive 1920s-inspired experience like none other.

For more information on the lineup or updates regarding live entertainment, please click here.

The Whiskey Club: A Curated Tasting Event
Date: Wednesday, July 13
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Cost: $69
Description: Experience July’s curated whiskey tasting, led by Heaven Hill Whiskey Ambassador Jack Choate, and discover why Elijah Craig Bourbon touts its spirits as truly greater than the sum of their parts. Namesake Elijah Craig is often credited as the first distiller to char oak barrels to age and flavor bourbon and a commitment to innovation and excellence remains with the brand today. Guests can taste the greatness of Elijah Craig paired with delicious light bites.

To reserve tickets, please call (702) 229-2713 or email [email protected].

Elijah Craig Bourbon Tasting Flight
Date: Through the month of July
Time: Available Monday through Wednesday from noon to 10 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from noon to midnight.
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Cost: $45 for a flight of four bourbons
Description: Explore the small batch sweet and oaky expressions of this Kentucky-made brand whose namesake is known as the Father of Bourbon.

National Mojito Day
Date: July 10-14; Holiday on July 11
Time: Available on Sunday from noon to midnight, Monday through Wednesday from noon to 10 p.m. and Thursday noon to midnight.
Cost: $12
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Description: Cuba, where the infamous Havana Convention was held in 1946, was the birthplace of the mojito cocktail. In honor of National Mojito Day and the Mob’s connection to Cuba, guests are invited to enjoy a refreshing mojito in The Underground. Mojitos will be available in four flavors: classic, cucumber watermelon, pineapple jalapeño or strawberry basil.

National Daiquiri Day
Date: July 15-21; Holiday on July 19
Time: Available Monday through Wednesday from noon to 10 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from noon to midnight.
Cost: $2 off daiquiri cocktail
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Description: Daiquiris have been a perennial favorite since an American engineer created the cocktail in the Cuban village of Daiquiri, which also happened to be where the U.S. first invaded the island during the Spanish-American War in 1898. In celebration of National Daiquiri Day, visitors can enjoy The Underground’s decadent version crafted with 12-year, 15-year, 18-year and 23-year aged rums with lime and sugar.

National Tequila Day
Date: July 22-24; Holiday July 24
Time: Available Friday through Sunday from noon to midnight.
Cost: $2 off tequila cocktail: Añejo Sazerac
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Description: Although tequila can only be made in a few regions in Mexico, National Tequila Day can be celebrated anywhere and everywhere. Guests can enjoy this south-of-the-border spirit with the Añejo Sazerac made with tequila Añejo, agave, absinthe and bitters.

Happy Hour in The Underground
Date: Sunday through Thursday
Time: 5 to 7 p.m.
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Description: All craft cocktails, draft beer and wine by the glass are $2 off during The Underground’s happy hour.

For more information, please call (702) 229-2734 or visit themobmuseum.org.

ABOUT THE UNDERGROUND
The Underground is an immersive Prohibition history experiential exhibition, featuring a distillery, speakeasy and private VIP room located in the basement of The Mob Museum. Its custom-made, copper-pot still, dubbed “Virginia Still” after mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel’s notorious girlfriend Virginia Hill, has a capacity of 60 gallons and can serve up to 250 750-mL jars of moonshine per week. The Underground also brews and serves craft beer onsite. Artifacts from the 1920s and 1930s on display tell the intriguing story of the Prohibition era, which not only saw a proliferation of bootlegged booze and the meteoric growth of organized crime outfits, but also had a profound, lasting impact on society and culture. Complimentary entrance to The Underground is granted at the secret side entrance to visitors who know the correct password, which is published daily on Instagram Stories @MobMuseum_Underground.

ABOUT THE MOB MUSEUM
The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, provides a world-class journey through true stories—from the birth of the Mob to today’s headlines. The Mob Museum offers a provocative, contemporary look at these topics through hundreds of artifacts and immersive storylines. Numerous interactive exhibits include a Crime Lab, Firearm Training Simulator and Organized Crime Today exhibit. The Museum is also home to The Underground, a Prohibition history exhibition featuring a speakeasy and distillery. The Mob Museum has accumulated numerous accolades, including being named one of TripAdvisor’s “Top 25 U.S. Museums;” one of Las Vegas Weekly’s “Twenty Greatest Attractions in Las Vegas History” and “Best Museum” by its 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards; one of National Geographic’s “Top 10 Things to Do in Las Vegas;” USA Today’s “Best Museum in Nevada,” 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards for “Best Las Vegas Attraction” in 2021, “Top Five Best History Museums in the United States” in 2021 and one of its “12 Can’t Miss U.S. Museum Exhibits;” named “A Must for Travelers” by The New York Times and one of “20 Places Every American Should See” by FOX News. The Museum is a two-time winner of the Mayor’s Urban Design Award for Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The Museum is open daily; visit the website for admission rates and operating hours. For more information, call (702) 229-2734, visit themobmuseum.org, or download the Museum’s free mobile app.

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