Preez Distillery, a veteran-owned small-batch spirits operation, is now inviting the public into a new tasting room tucked inside a Largo industrial park. The spot serves up flights, tours and bottles to go, giving locals a chance to sample vodkas, gins and seasonal liqueurs that are all made on site. Recent local coverage has put the small distillery squarely in the spotlight as it leans into its public-facing side.
FOX 13 Tampa Bay featured Preez in a May 18 Good Day Tampa Bay segment that followed the owner’s path from military service into craft distilling and highlighted how the tasting room is drawing in the community, according to FOX 13. The television piece framed Preez as a milestone for Largo’s growing beverage scene.
Tasting room details
The distillery's tasting room at 10550 72nd St., Suite 503 offers scheduled tours, guided tastings and bottle sales, according to Preez Distillery. The business lists walk-in hours on weekends with appointment-only visits earlier in the week, and it promotes tours that walk guests through the small-batch distillation process from start to finish.
The veterans behind Preez
Founders Ramon Perez, a retired Army veteran, and Teresa Logan, a retired Air Force veteran, launched Preez in 2019 and opened to the public in 2020, the couple told Creative Loafing Tampa. They have focused on handcrafted vodkas and fruit liqueurs, using the tasting room as a place to teach visitors about what goes into each bottle, not just to pour samples.
Largo's craft spirits moment
Trade directories and local listings identify Preez as the first dedicated distillery operating within Largo city limits, a distinction that helps define its role in the wider Tampa Bay beverage map, per Distillery Trail. That status puts Preez alongside a growing lineup of craft distilleries across the region and underscores the area’s increasing appetite for grain-to-glass operations.
What to taste
Inside the tasting room, visitors can try filtered and unfiltered vodkas, seasonal liqueurs and limited-run flavored bottles. The distillery’s website lists options such as vanilla vodka, blueberry releases and fruit liqueurs including apricot and strawberry, according to Preez Distillery. Tours walk guests through the production setup and finish with guided tastings, with bottles available for those who want to take a bit of Largo’s first distillery home.
