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Craft bourbon brands built buzz in speakeasies like Louisville’s Hell or High Water, and whiskey influencers started popping up online.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The parallels with early 20th century Prohibition in America – gangsters, feminists, minorities, corruption, doctor’s notes, speakeasies and moonshine – are strikingly similar.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2025

A second custom Kookaburra space nods to Prohibition-era speakeasies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024

Designer Gregg Barnes, winning his third Tony, said in an interview that his inspirations included art deco architecture, the Harlem Renaissance and the fashions of 1930s jazz clubs and speakeasies.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2023

And if that’s not enough, doors to speakeasies stand ajar and in that cool dark place a clarinet coughs and clears its throat waiting for the woman to decide on the key.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison