Distillers in Canada

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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
Forty Creek Distillery Grimsby, Ontario whisky Forty Creek Distillery
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
Highwood Distillers High River, Alberta gin, rum, vodka, whisky
Hiram Walker & Sons distillery Windsor, Ontario rum, vodka, whisky Corby Distilleries / Pernod Ricard / Beam Inc.[citation needed] Canadian Club, Wiser's whisky
Yukon Shine Distillery http://www.yukonshine.com Whitehorse, Yukon Gin & Vodka Yukon Shine Distillery Yukon Winter Vodka and AuraGin

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.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. ↑ The Whisky Portal. "Distilleries in Canada producing whisky, whiskey, bourbon or rye". Retrieved 26 February 2013. 
  4. ↑ Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (8 May 2009). "The Canadian Distillery Industry". Retrieved 23 October 2009. 
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