Distillers in Canada

Distillers in Canada are distillers of various alcoholic distilled beverages (spirits) such as whisky, rum, vodka, brandy, gin, etc. in the country of Canada.

History

Canada's first recorded distillery was established in Quebec City in 1769.[1] By the 1840s over 200 distilling licences had been registered the country, and Canada was gaining recognition as a producer of high quality whisky.[1]

Operating distilleries [2][3]

Distillery Location Products Ownership Brands
Micro-Distilleries or Craft Distillers
Forty Creek Distillery Grimsby, Ontario whisky Forty Creek Distillery Barrel Select, Copper Pot Reserve, Whisky Cream Liquor, Double Barrel Reserve, Confederation Oak Reserve, Evolution, Port Wood Reserve, John's Private Cask No. 1, Small Batch Reserve, Heart of Gold.
Urban Distilleries Craft Distillery Kelowna, British Columbia Vodka, Gin, Whisky, Single Malt, Eaux de Vie, Urban Distilleries Craft Distillery Spirit Bear, Urban
The Liberty Distillery Vancouver, British Columbia whiskey, gin, vodka, white whiskey The Liberty Distillery Truth Vodka, Endeavour Gin, Railspur No.1 White, Trust Whiskey
Glenora Distillers Glenville, Nova Scotia whisky Glenora Distillers Glen Breton Rare 10, Glen Breton Rare ICE (10, 15, 17), Glen Breton Rare 8 & 14 (Specialty Bottlings), The Battle of the Glen
Ironworks Distillery Lunenburg, Nova Scotia rum, vodka, apple brandy, eaux de vie, blueberry liqueur, cranberry liqueur Ironworks Distillery [4]
LB Distillers Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Single Malt, Vodka, Gin, Rum, Fruit Liqueurs, Eaux de Vie, Cocktail Bitters Skatchwyn Distilling Company[5] Lucky Bastard Vodka, Gambit Gin, Knock on Wood Rum, Naked Single Malt, Bettah Bitters
Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery Okanagan, British Columbia Absinthe, Liqueurs,Eaux de Vie, Vodka, Gin, Whisky, Single Malt Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery Okanagan Spirits, Essential Collection, Taboo Absinthe
Prince Edward Distillery Hermanville, Prince Edward Island potato vodka, wild blueberry vodka Prince Edward Distillery [6]
Yukon Shine Distillery Whitehorse, Yukon Gin & Vodka Yukon Shine Distillery Yukon Winter Vodka and AuraGin
Still Waters Distillery Concord, Ontario Whisky & Vodka Premium Bottlers Inc. All whiskies are branded as Stalk & Barrel: Single Malt, Rye, and Blended. Also Still Waters Vodka.
Wayward Distillation House Courtenay, British Columbia Vodka, Gin, Infusions Wayward Distillation House Unruly Vodka, Unruly Gin, Wayward Order.
Dillon’s Small Batch Distillers Beamsville, Ontario White Rye Whisky, Vodka, Gin, Absinthe, Eau-de-vie, Liqueurs Dillon's Distillers [7] Unfiltered Gin 22, Method 95 Vodka, The White Rye, Rose Gin, Cherry Gin, Strawberry Gin, Absinthe, Limoncello, Orangecello, Pear Eau-de-Vie, Black Walnut Amaro, Cocktail Bitters - Angelica, Blackberry, Black Currant, Chocolate, Cranberry, DSB, Espresso, Ginger, Ginseng, Hops, Lemon, Lime, Orange, Pear, Rhubarb, Wormwood, Lab Series
Distillerie Fils du Roy Moncton, New Brunswick Gin Distillerie Fils du Roy
66 Gilead Distillery Bloomfield, Ontario Vodka, gin, rum, whisky, shochu 66 Gilead Distillery Whole Wheat Vodka, Pine Vodka, Rye Vodka, Loyalist Gin, Duck island Rum, Wild Oak Whisky, Crimsom Rye Whisky, Dragon Shōchū, Black Dragon Shochu
Ciderie Michel Jodoin Rougemont, Quebec Apple eau-de-vie, brandy, liqueurs Michel Jodoin Fine Caroline, Fine Caroline Rosée, Ambre de pomme, Calijo, XO – 8 ans d’âge, Pom de vie
Junction 56 Distillery Stratford, Ontario Gin, Vodka, Moonshine Junction 56 Distillery
Large Scale Distillers or Multinationals
Hiram Walker and Sons Windsor, Ontario rum, vodka, whisky Pernod Ricard[8] Canadian Club, Wiser's whisky
Highwood Distillers High River, Alberta gin, rum, vodka, whisky Highwood Distillers Ltd.
Cirka Distilleries Montreal, Quebec vodka, gin, whisky Cirka Distilleries[9] Vodka Terroir, Gin Sauvage

Liquors produced

Aged Canadian whisky

The modern Canadian distilling industry produces a variety of spirits (e.g. whisky, rum, vodka, gin, liqueurs, spirit coolers, and basic ethyl alcohol), but Canada's primary reputation, domestically and internationally, remains for the production of Canadian whisky, a distinctive rye-flavoured, high quality whisky. The product is distilled from cereal grains (rye and corn primarily), aged in oak barrels for a minimum of three years, then bottled or sold in bulk. Canadian whisky captures one-quarter of the total Canadian spirits market and is the only Canadian distilled spirits product which is "appellation protected", meaning that by law it can only be produced in Canada.[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Association of Canadian Distillers (1999). "History of Distilling in Canada". Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  2. ↑ Planet Whiskies. "Canadian Whisky Distilleries". Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Canadian Whisky. "Directory of Craft Distillers in Canada". Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. ↑ http://ironworksdistillery.com
  5. ↑ http://luckybastard.ca
  6. ↑ http://www.princeedwarddistillery.com
  7. ↑ http://dillons.ca/the-distillers
  8. ↑ Jonathan Pinto. "Hiram Walker: Inside North America's largest beverage distillery". Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Cirka". Cirka. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  10. ↑ Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (8 May 2009). "The Canadian Distillery Industry". Retrieved 23 October 2009.


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