cocktails — BLOG — The Definitive Guide to Canadian Distilleries

How do you compete when someone’s willing to drop serious coin on five golden rings? You don’t. We suggest you reconsider running up your credit card, and sit back and enjoy a cocktail while you gift wrap one of these fine Canadian cocktail kits instead.

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Lot 40 Dark Oak: Dancing in the Dark

Hiram Walker’s attentive doctor still makes house calls on his ageing whisky. And from those visits comes an exceptional new Lot No. 40 called Dark Oak. He has finished the standard Lot No. 40 in new American Oak Char #4 barrels.

Tasting reviews, NewsBlair PhillipsNovember 25, 2020Canadian Distilleries, Canadian Spirits, Canadian Whisky, Hiram Walker, Lot No. 40, Lot 40, Lot No. 40 Dark Oak, Dark Oak, cocktails

Alberta Distillers Northern Keep Vodka

This summer, Beam Suntory Canada has introduced a new premium Canadian Vodka called Northern Keep made in the same stills famous for its rye.

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National Cocktail Hour with Beam Suntory Canada and BarChef

Beam Suntory Canada and BarChef are combining their superpowers to make cocktails. On Saturday, May 30, 2020, at 5 PM EST, world-class mixologist Frankie Solarik and Maker’s Mark national brand ambassador Ray Daniel is hosting a virtual nationwide cocktail hour with partial proceeds going to the Bartenders Benevolent Fund.

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