Nevada H&C Distilling Company sits in a 15,000-square-foot industrial space on West Mesquite Avenue, about ten minutes from the Strip but worlds away from the casino glitz. Founded in 2014 by husband-and-wife team Harold and Carol Burr (the H&C in the name), this operation grew from Harold’s 20-year hobby of home distilling into Nevada’s first craft distillery since Prohibition. Harold, a former aerospace engineer, and Carol, who handled the business side while working in hospitality, spent three years navigating Nevada’s liquor laws to get their federal and state permits. They opened their doors in 2017, making everything from vodka to whiskey in small batches using a custom 500-gallon copper still they had shipped from Germany. The facility doubles as both production space and tasting room, with exposed brick walls, concrete floors, and the constant hum of fermentation tanks creating an industrial-meets-craft atmosphere. You’ll find them making vodka, gin, bourbon, and rye whiskey, plus seasonal spirits that change based on what ingredients they can source locally.