Posts tagged Canadian Whisky
The Newfoundland Distillery Whisky (43%)
The Newfoundland Distillery Whisky (43%)

Decisively, on November 30, 2023, Newfoundland joined the rest of the country as a legal whisky-making province. That’s when the partners released The Newfoundland Distillery Company's first single-pot still Newfoundland Whisky.

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Bridgeland Distillery Taber Corn Berbon
Bridgeland Distillery Taber Corn Berbon

In Calgary, those familiar Taber highway skid marks now appear in front of Calgary’s Bridgeland distillery. There they make a spirit called Taber Corn Berbon, proving that now you can eat your Taber corn and drink it too.

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Tasting reviewsBlair PhillipsBridgeland DistilleryAlberta, Alberta Distillers, Alberta Distilleries, Alberta Distillery, Berbon, Bourbon, Taber Corn Berbon, Bridgeland Distillery, Bridgeland, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Grain, Taber, Taber Corn, Penfold, Canadian Liqueur
Dubh Glas Lockdown Whisky
Dubh Glas Lockdown Whisky

When Canada went into lockdown, Grant Stevely was prepared. Stevely, who owns The Dubh Glas Distillery in Oliver, BC, isn’t that crazy person who spent the past few years stashing batteries, ammunition and water into a generator-powered bunker. No, he stockpiled his distillery with 100% British Columbia barley to distil into whisky.

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Shelter Point Ripple Rock Whisky
Shelter Point Ripple Rock Whisky

It would take a little over 50 years for another Ripple Rock explosion to occur. This one, 30 minutes south of the original blast at Shelter Point Distillery. This time the distillery crew packed a new whisky full of explosive flavour that detonates on the palate.

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A Beautiful Man;
A Beautiful Man;

Jay Wheelock was a kind and generous soul, grateful for every opportunity to share his love of whisky with others. He was admired and respected throughout Canada’s whisky world. So, when Jay died unexpectedly in 2020, Canadian whiskydom went into shock. It is not surprising that another kind and generous whisky soul, Grant Stevely of Dubh Glas Distillery, has chosen to quietly honour Jay’s memory with a commemorative bottling.

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Canadian Club Named Canada's Best Whisky
Canadian Club Named Canada's Best Whisky

It is official: Canada’s oldest whisky is also its best. On February 25, 2021, nine independent whisky experts named 43-year-old Canadian Club Chronicles as Canadian Whisky of the Year at the eleventh annual Canadian Whisky Awards. Canadian Club 43 also took top honours as Connoisseur Whisky of the Year.

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Alberta Premium Cask Strength Whisky
Alberta Premium Cask Strength Whisky

Behind the scenes, years of planning went into this whisky. Alberta Distillers know they make a world-class rye whisky and this release was an occasion to showcase it. Whatever they chose to release would have to show ADL at its best. It turns out that meant all-rye whisky at cask strength.

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Tasting reviewsBlair PhillipsAlberta DistillersAlberta Premium, Alberta Distillers, Alberta Distilleries, Alberta Premium Cask Strength, Alberta, Calgary Distillery, calgary, Calgary, Canadian Distillery, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Distilleries, Rye, Rye Whisky
Eau Claire Batch 004 Single Malt Whisky
Eau Claire Batch 004 Single Malt Whisky

Eau Claire's old-fashioned approach to making whisky begins with fitting the latest fall fashions in horseshoes. Then vintage farm equipment is harnessed to a team of draft horses that walk in tandem like equestrian models on a grain runway. This horse-driven machinery cuts the barley, bundles it into sheaves, then kicks it back onto the field.

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Shelter Point Smoke Point Whisky
Shelter Point Smoke Point Whisky

Shelter Point Distillery produces single malt and other whiskies from grain it grows on one of Vancouver Island’s few remaining seaside farms. Those fields of grain mature just steps from two kilometers of Salish Sea beach, and the salty aromatherapy it brings on each sea breeze.

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Odd Society Spirits Storm Black Plague
Odd Society Spirits Storm Black Plague

Storm Black Plague Whisky, which is bottled at 46%, is deeply integrated, as a blend should be. And within this seamless profile, several flavours from the whisky’s neighbourhood twirl in unison to create a whisky with a sense of community.

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Odd Society P49 Old Boy Single Malt Whisky
Odd Society P49 Old Boy Single Malt Whisky

P49 Old Boy Single Malt Whisky was mashed at the Parallel 49 brewery using a recipe based on its Old Boy Classic Brown Ale. The mash was then transported to Odd Society distillery to be fermented, distilled and matured.

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12 Drammers Dramming – Whisky
12 Drammers Dramming – Whisky

Canada is blessed with a wealth of great whisky distilleries, so many we couldn’t include them all in our 12-pack. And though some whisky lovers may play the drum, they all certainly dram a dram. So, here’s to you and your true love finding holiday bliss on Day 12, in the depths of a dram of Canadian whisky, be it single malt, rye, corn or a blend of all three.

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Rupert's Exceptional Canadian Whisky
Rupert's Exceptional Canadian Whisky

For the past four years, batches of Eau Claire single malt whisky would run out before distiller Caitlin Quinn could have another batch ready. Rupert’s satisfies the demand for an Eau Claire whisky that’s available year-round by blending a base whisky with the distillery’s prized single malt.

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From Aquavit to Whisky, a Newfoundland Dream Comes True
From Aquavit to Whisky, a Newfoundland Dream Comes True

Soon, and for the first time ever, this will include Newfoundland Whisky. This past October, the Newfoundland Distillery Company began laying down barrels of triple-distilled whisky spirit made from Cormack-grown unmalted barley.

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The Prospector of an Odd Society
The Prospector of an Odd Society

Embedded onto Prospector’s label is a topographic map. Does it lead to a forgotten British Columbia mine or a creek for panning gold? Only when cork is pulled, filling the room with the fragrance of brown sugar, peaches and black cherry, does the map reveal its real treasure – 100% Northern British Columbia rye grain sealed in the bottle.

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Tasting reviewsBlair PhillipsCanadian Whisky, Rye, Odd Society Spirits, Odd Society, Prospector Rye, Prospector, British Columbia, British Columbia Distillery, British Columbia Whisky, Vancouver, Vancouver Distillery, Vancouver Whisky