THE UNDERGROUND SPEAKEASY AT THE MOB MUSEUM FEATURES A REPEAL DAY AND NYE PARTY, LIMITED-EDITION COCKTAILS AND MORE IN DECEMBER
LAS VEGAS (December 2021) – In December, 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 December programs in The Underground follows.
Live Entertainment in The Underground Speakeasy
Date: Friday, Dec. 3: The Gatsby Gang
Saturday, Dec. 4: Colte Julian
Friday, Dec. 10: The Gatsby Gang
Friday, Dec. 17: Michael Ross Nugent
Saturday, Dec. 18: Amanda King
Friday, Dec. 31: Amanda King
Time: 8 p.m. to midnight. Live entertainment for New Year’s Eve will begin at 9 p.m.
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Cost: All dates are free except New Year’s Eve.
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.
- The Gatsby Gang captures the audience with jazz music from the roaring 1920s-50s.
- Colte Julian captivates the audience with his dynamic performances on the piano along with unique renditions of classics.
- Michael Ross Nugent and his trio of performers brings the audience back to a bygone era with music written more than a century ago.
- Amanda King combines the best of the jazz and cabaret worlds by applying her creative interpretation of the words, the music and the swing.
National Bartender Day
Date: Friday, Dec. 3
Time: Available from noon to midnight
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Description: All bartenders showing a valid work I.D. can buy one cocktail in The Underground speakeasy and get one free in honor of National Bartender Day. This offer is valid for one free drink per customer.
Offer valid for one-time use only. Must be 21 or older. Cannot be combined with any other discount, promotion or offer.
Repeal Day
Date: Sunday, Dec. 5
Time: 7 p.m. to midnight
Cost: VIP tickets are $115, which includes open bar, light bites, live entertainment and a souvenir gift bag. General Admission tickets are $69 and includes one drink ticket, light bites and live entertainment. Both ticket types can be purchased here. A 10 percent discount for Museum Members is also available.
Description: The Underground invites guests to dance the night away at an unforgettable Repeal Day party. Visitors can raise a glass, or a few, as The Underground marks the end of Prohibition with an open bar for VIP guests featuring handcrafted cocktails, tasty small bites and live music by The Moonshiners. In addition, The Underground invites guests to don their swankiest 1920s attire for a chance to win the costume contest grand prize, courtesy of Jim Beam.
Guests searching for exclusive hotel accommodations can enjoy the Repeal Day Party and Circa Resort and Casino Package including a 15 percent discount off a hotel stay from Dec. 2 through Dec. 7. To reserve a hotel room, visit circalasvegas.com or use access code “REPEAL” by no later than Dec. 5 to redeem the offer.
New Year’s Eve Party
Date: Friday, Dec. 31
Time: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Cost: $150 for VIP tickets and General Admission for $100
Description: Cheers to the New Year in The Underground speakeasy and distillery. Count down to 2022 with a 2-hour open bar featuring Prohibition-inspired handcrafted cocktails, light bites, live jazz and cabaret entertainment by Amanda King plus a champagne toast at midnight. VIP tickets include reserved seating and a bottle of champagne for two. Party like the good ol’ days in a setting dedicated to the bygone era and stories of the Roaring Twenties.
Reservations encouraged, please email sales@themobmusem.org or call (702) 229-2713.
Whiskey Tasting Flight: Whiskeys of the World
Date: Throughout the month of December
Time: Available Monday through Wednesday in The Underground from noon to 10 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from noon to midnight.
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Cost: $45
Description: Experience four distinctive international whiskeys with this palate-stimulating tasting flight including Irish whiskey, scotch, bourbon and Japanese whisky.
Hot Spiked Cider
Date: Throughout the month of December
Time: Monday through Wednesday from noon to 10 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from noon to midnight.
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Cost: $8 each
Description: Warm up this winter with a classic holiday cocktail. Sip on a spicy blend of bourbon whiskey, apple cider, cinnamon and clove.
Merry Mafioso Holiday Cocktail
Date: Throughout the month of December
Time: Monday through Wednesday from noon to 10 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from noon to midnight.
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Cost: $12 each
Description: Made with dry Curaçao, absinthe, cranberry and pineapple juice, this lethal libation will help to make your day — or night — merry and bright.
December Operating Hours
The Underground speakeasy and distillery will have special operating hours in December. Please click here to view the schedule.
Happy Hour in The Underground
Date: Sunday through Thursday
Time: 5 to 7 p.m.
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Description: During happy hour, The Underground offers a $2 discount on all craft cocktails, draft beer and wine.
Spend $75 and Receive a Complimentary Souvenir Bottle of Vodka
Date: Throughout the month of December
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: $75
Description: Guests who spend $75 or more on food and drinks in The Underground will take home a free 50mL souvenir bottle of vodka.
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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