Bryan Davis (born 1981 in

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) is an American

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and distiller. He is most noteworthy for inventing and

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the first process documented to successfully replicate some of the effects of

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in a laboratory (the Davis method). He is the founder of

Lost Spirits Lost Spirits is a working distillery and immersive circus show located in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded by Bryan Davis and Joanne Haruta. The distillery was initially located in Salinas, California, where it opened in 2010. In 2016, the dist ...

an award-winning distilled spirits manufacturing company which uses the technology to manufacture its products as well as license the technology to third parties. In 2015,

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presented Davis with the Global Master award for innovation. As of 2016, the Davis method of aging spirits is only used by a handful of producers. However, it has been widely speculated that Davis' invention may ultimately revolutionize the spirits industry. Products made using Davis' technology have been named the "best spirits of 2015" by

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, and "best spirits of 2014" by liquor.com. Rum made using the technology won "best in class" at the Miami Rum Renaissance blind judging in 2014. Additionally, his company, was nominated for Craft Distillery of the Year in 2014 by ''Whisky Magazine''.

Education

Bryan Davis is a notable

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. He has a

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degree from The San Francisco Art Institute, yet was able to master

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sufficiently well to make a breakthrough in the industry, primarily reading

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and

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Career

Davis was the co-founder and distiller of

Obsello Absinthe Obsello Absinthe Verte, or simply Obsello was a brand of absinthe. Obsello was an award-winning "Verte" or green absinthe that was manufactured by distillation from eight herbs including grand wormwood. Obsello was distilled in California. Pro ...

, and Port of Dragons gin before founding Lost Spirits in 2010.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Bryan Living people 1981 births American technology company founders San Francisco Art Institute alumni Businesspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area People from Monterey, California 21st-century American inventors