The Whiskey House Guinness World Record - San Diego, CA

The Whiskey House in downtown San Diego California

Deep in the San Diego gaslamp is The Whiskey House, a local superstop for whiskey enthusiasts. Earlier this month the business celebrated their fourth anniversary during an exclusive party with some very special visitors.

The Whiskey House in downtown San Diego California

The outside looks unassuming and simple. Then you take a step inside. Cozy up on a couch in the back, where it's like lounging in a large library of whiskeys. Shelves upon shelves line the walls with a boldly lit sign to remind you of what they are known for... In case you forgot haha! 

The Whiskey House in downtown San Diego California

Shelves even surround the doors, as well as line the hallway which leads to Lazy Hippo, their sister business.

The Whiskey House in downtown San Diego California

Stop by their bar for a drink from the friendly bartenders.

The Whiskey House in downtown San Diego California

Four years ago, Alex and Lais Minaev opened the Whiskey House with a small batch of whiskeys. Over the years, the number of whiskeys rapidly multiplied. Currently the whiskey list is 61 pages long with varieties from 26 countries around the globe. The most expensive and rare bottle served here is priced at $1100 a glass. As the collection grows, it could take several hours to add, as the shelves are carefully arranged in alphabetical order and by country, etc. Each bottle is shifted one by one to make more room!

The Whiskey House San Diego breaks the Guinness World Record for most whiskeys

We return to the special visitors now which include plenty of press as well as an officiate from the Guinness Book of Records team. She spent hours reviewing and counting this colossal collection. The previous record was 1179 unique bottles and here, the new record was 2,467 bottles! The Whiskey House was declared "Officially AMAZING" by the rep. Hooray!

Whiskey House obtains Guinness Book of World Record for whiskey

Here's a closer up shot of the hard earned certificate! It states "The most varieties of whiskey commercially available was achieved by The Whiskey House (USA) in celebration of its 4th anniversary in San Diego, California, USA on 15 January 2019."

Cocktails at The Whiskey House in downtown San Diego

We can't be here for this momentous occasion without a drink in hand right? Dennis loved their specialy cocktails and we'd like to come back for more.

Dinner buffet from The Lazy Hippo

Dinner buffet from The Lazy Hippo

Dinner buffet from The Lazy Hippo

Attendees also had a dinner buffet, provided by The Lazy Hippo (same owners). We filled up on delicious sliders and all kinds of yum while celebrating the achievement.

Congratulations to The Whiskey House for four amazing years and breaking the Guinness World Record! If you are into whiskeys, this place is not to be missed!

Official Guinness World Records article can be found here: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/commercial/2019/3/san-diego-bar-celebrates-fourth-anniversary-with-record-breaking-whiskey-collecti-562472

Disclaimer: We were invited to attend this party and our food/drink was complimentary. We were not otherwise compensated and all opinions are our own.

The Whiskey House
420 Third Ave
San Diego CA 92101
(619) 546-6289

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Sharon's picture
Submitted by Sharon (not verified) on Sat, 01/26/2019 - 5:24am

Looks like an amazing time and very cool restaurant ????

lynn's picture
Submitted by lynn on Mon, 02/04/2019 - 7:36pm

i want to do a hh one day there!

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Submitted by Laura @ Sprint ... (not verified) on Sun, 01/27/2019 - 7:51am

Whoa. I know where I'll be whenever we come back to visit. We used to love Aero... can't imagine this collection!

lynn's picture
Submitted by lynn on Mon, 02/04/2019 - 7:37pm

goodness, so many options to try! hurry back then! ;)

Soo's picture
Submitted by Soo (not verified) on Wed, 01/30/2019 - 7:27am

That's awesome you are a special visitor!

lynn's picture
Submitted by lynn on Mon, 02/04/2019 - 7:37pm

hehe thanks soo! :)

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Submitted by mariam (not verified) on Wed, 03/13/2019 - 9:36pm

Cool page, with nice pictures. I live in SD and would love to check out few of those places since I love trying new places every once in a while

lynn's picture
Submitted by lynn on Sat, 03/23/2019 - 1:39am

awesome! hope we are able to give you some great ideas! =)

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