| Vodka, Malt Whisky, Gin | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pemberton Distillery |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | Tyler Schramm |
| Status | active |
| Number of stills |
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| Website | www.pembertondistillery.ca |
Pemberton Distillery Inc. is a small, artisan distillery located in Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada. Pemberton Distillery began operation in June 2009 and launched its first product - Schramm Vodka - to market in August 2009. Along with Schramm Vodka, Pemberton Distillery also produces an organic Single Malt Whisky and an organic dry Gin. With future intentions of producing other spirits as well.
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| Type | Vodka |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Pemberton Distillery Inc. |
| Distributor | Pemberton Distillery Inc. |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Introduced | 2009 |
| Alcohol by volume | 40.0% |
| Proof | 80 |
| Colour | Clear |
| Flavour | Sipping Vodka |
| Website | Schramm Vodka [2] |
Schramm Vodka[1] was launched into the BC market in August 2009.[2] Schramm Vodka is produce using certified organic Pemberton potatoes and pristine mountain water. The potatoes are grown by Across the Creek Organics farm located 15 km west of the Distillery. It takes approximately 7 kg of potatoes to produce one 750 ml bottle of Schramm Vodka. The vodka is completely produced on site at Pemberton Distillery including fermentation and bottling unlike some craft distilleries which buy cheap, mass produced bulk ethanol and re-distill it.
Schramm Vodka is a true sipping vodka. Distilled to retain subtle character from the raw materials used to produce it, giving the vodka a unique flavour and aroma as well as creating a vodka with an ultra smooth mouth feel. Pemberton Distillery produces Schramm Vodka only 8 months of the year because fresh potatoes will only store that long. During those 8 months there are an average of 1300 bottles of Schramm Vodka produced per month.
Pemberton Valley Organic Single Malt Whisky was first run in September 2010 and is under maturation in oak barrels until September 2013. This is when the 'New Make Spirit' will officially become a Whisky. However, the first bottling will not take place until 2015 when the Whisky is five years old.
The maturation is occurring in ex-bourbon casks. These are American oak barrels that have had bourbon mature in them for between 3 to 5 years and upon emptying they can no longer be used for bourbon however they have plenty of life left for aging single malt whisky.
| Type | Gin |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Pemberton Distillery Inc. |
| Distributor | Pemberton Distillery Inc. |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Introduced | 2011 |
| Alcohol by volume | 44.0% |
| Proof | 88 |
| Colour | Clear |
| Flavour | Medium Style Dry Gin |
| Website | Schramm Gin [3] |
Schramm Gin is distilled using organic potato spirit which is blended with 8 organic herbs & botanicals (including Pemberton grown Centennial hops) in the copper pot of Pemberton Distillery's smaller "spirit" still and carefully distilled over a 8 hour period.
The final product is bottled at 44% alcohol by volume and Schramm Gin falls into the medium style, London Dry Gin category. Medium style meaning that the Juniper character comes through a little more strongly than in standard Dry Gins.
In late 2010 Pemberton Distillery started producing a line of handcrafted extracts using their own organic spirit as the extraction medium. The line of extracts include: Organic Vanilla, Organic Hazelnut, Pure Ceylon Cinnamon with more to follow.
The purpose of this article is to provide a neutral opinion on Pemberton Distillery and the process they use to make their unique products. This is entirely new material and not copied from anywhere.