News
The Newfoundland Distillery Company in Clarke’s Beach, Newfoundland, has released four flavours of bitters capturing some of the province’s native botanicals and flavours: Cloudberry, Chaga & Chanterelle, Seaweed & Nettle and Sweet Gale & Wild Rose. They’re available not only at the distillery and online but in NLC stores.
Ontario recently announced it was extending the Small Cidery and Small Distillery Support Program to 2021–22, providing $2.6 million annually to help eligible businesses grow.
In Grandview, Manitoba, a group of investors under the Grand Vieux Liquor Co. banner has purchased a former Manitoba Hydro customer service building, with the intention of creating a distillery and restaurant.
Events
Rig Hand Craft Distillery in Nisku, Alberta, resumes its one-day Distilling 101: The Basics of Spirits Production workshops by proprietor Geoff Stewart on Sunday, September 20 at the distillery.
The Wine & Spirits Festival, originally planned in Toronto for this past June, has been rescheduled as an outdoor event at Toronto’s Sugar Beach on October 2 and 3, 2020.