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Sustainable business (from eco-friendly processes to equitable and inclusive practices) can be good for your bottom line. Here are a few things to consider this month, as Earth Day approaches.
The 9th BC Distilled Festival was held on April 13th, 2024 in Vancouver. The festival kicked off with two whisky tastings led by Davin de Kergommeaux (April 10th and 11th), followed by a Distillers Dinner with paired cocktails and spirits on April 12 and then the main tasting festival on April 13.
Natham Flim is the founder of The Fort Distillery, the Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, distillery behind the Canadian Artisan Spirit of the Year 2024, Mountain Pass Whisky. Julie Le is the Master Distiller.
On January 18 the results of the annual Canadian Whisky Awards were announced in Victoria, B.C.
This year the Canadian Whisky of the Year Award went to Paradigm Spirits’ 2022 Heritage Collection, and 19-year-old blended whisky.
The 2nd Annual ADC Conference & Trade Show was held on October 23 and 24, and was followed immediately by the 1st annual Canada Whisky Symposium.
Matt Hofmann (Westland Distillery) and Bill Ashburn (Forty Creek) to Provides Keynote Addresses at this Fall’s ADC Conference & Canada Whisky Symposium
Annick Mercier, Business Area Manager for Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits, described the products, support and education her team provides to distillers in the Caribbean and North American areas. Chief among these are optimizing production in the mash/cook phase, through and through yeast biology and nutrition.
B.C.-born distiller Charisse Woods, logistics and inventory manager for Kentucky Artisan Distillery, defined different types of casks in common use at distilleries and their key parts and materials.
Paul Rickett of VARketing! gave a presentation on integrating market and business intelligence into your distillery’s strategy, followed by a panel discussion. Moderator Darryl Lamb of Legacy Liquor Store led a conversation with Alayne MacIsaac, co-founder of Sheringham Distillery; Andrew Doyle, CEO Lonetree Cellars agency; and Rickett.
Debbie Shing, a co-founder of Vinequity and the drinks-industry inclusion, equity and diversity initiative Drinkclusion hosted a panel discussion around Diversity & Distilling, featuring Jenna Diubaldo (Sons of Vancouver Distillery), Alayne MacIsaac (Sheringham Distillery) and Pheelan Mah (Confluence Distilling). It kicked off with: “We will definitely say things that will make you uncomfortable!”
In the latest instalment of our Q&A series, Sons of Vancouver’s Jenna Diubaldo speaks to Laura Carbonell at Wayward Distillery in Courtenay, B.C.
A European manifesto for natural booze, new tech for reading palms instead of IDs, a rum-producer survey, and the hot business of craft spirit trails.
A $1,000 reward for return of a distillery mascot, NHL celebrity whisky, plus women distillers and craft gin in the media spotlight.
Sons of Vancouver’s Jenna Dibaldo interviews Adam Smith from Edmonton distillery Strathcona Spirits about absinthe, louching and joy of distilling from wheat.
The BC Distilled Festival was held on Saturday, May 13 in Vancouver, with 39 British Columbia distilleries pouring samples from 180 spirits. Attendees voted on their favourite spirits, as well as the BC Distilled Distillery of the Year.
Alberta distiller Bryce Parsons of Bearhill Brewing (president of the Alberta Craft Distillers Association) on Building & Scaling: overcoming physical plant challenges.
If you were unable to attend our first annual conference in October 2023, we will be rounding up presenters and highlights to emphasize the high-value and exclusive insights our conference attendees accessed. This month, the session we’ve recapped is Sensory in a Production Environment: how to ensure consistency and identify potential faults. The seminar was given by Brendan Cook, head of spirit creation at Driftwood Spirits, founder of the consultancy whiskyblndr.com and a veteran of award-winning blending teams at various Scottish brands.
If you were unable to attend our first annual conference in October 2023, we will be rounding up presenters and highlights to emphasize the high-value and exclusive insights our conference attendees accessed. This month: Janet Dorozynski, Canadian Trade Commissioner for spirits, wine and beer, on how to make your brand export ready.
In the latest instalment of our Q&A series, Sons of Vancouver distiller and co-owner Jenna Diubaldo speaks to Tyson Baxter at Two Brewers Whisky in Whitehorse, Yukon.
What does a $14-million lottery winner, physician and distillery owner say about the new national drinking guidelines? Plus events, openings and more news.
Vancouver, BC (February 15, 2023): For the first time in its seven-year history, Artisan Distillers Canada awarded top honours for its Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition to a distillery from Atlantic Canada.
With the highest score of any entry in all 20 spirit classes, New Brunswick's Distillerie Fils du Roy earned Canadian Artisan Spirit of the Year, the Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition’s top overall prize, for its Fort Beauséjour Peated Single Malt Whiskey.
Vancouver, BC (le 15 février, 2023): Pour la première fois de ses sept ans d’histoire, Distillateurs artisanaux du Canada (DAC) est fiers d’annoncer qu’une distillerie du Nouveau-Brunswick a reçu le prix g le plus élevé du Concours de spiritueux artisanaux canadiens, en ayant mérité le pointage global le plus élevé de tous les compétiteurs des 20 catégories de spiritueux.
Matt Hamill, maltster at Red Shed Malting in Penhold, Alberta, spoke on the topic of distillers growing their expertise in local and heritage grains.
There was huge Canadian Whisky Awards and Scotch Malt Whisky Society news for artisan distilleries in early 2023! Plus the latest from across Canada … including an explosion and fire at an Alberta distillery.