Introducing the CASC Community & Business Awards!
We wanted to provide more opportunities for Canada’s artisan distilleries to draw attention to all the great things you’re doing beyond making fantastic spirits. For the 2024 competition, we’re introduced several new awards.
All of these awards are self-nominated by the distilleries themselves. In some cases they are connected to spirit submissions. Additional judges will be brought in to help evaluated the nominations. In each case a single winner will be announced.
Product Innovation Award
This award is for a product which was developed to meet a market, product, or production challenge or opportunity which resulted in an spirit which is unique, innovative, or otherwise different from the spirit typically offered in that category. The distillery must also register and submit the product in our sensory awards.
Product Collaboration Award
This award is for a product which was produced or enhanced by direct collaboration with another business in a way which substantively impacted the product’s development. The award will be given to both the distiller and the collaborating business. The distillery must also register and submit the product in our sensory awards.
Tasting Room Destination of the Year
This is an opportunity for distilleries with tasting rooms to be recognized for an amazing visitor experience.
Artisan Distillery Sustainability Award
This award recognizes business practices related to use of raw materials, energy use, packaging materials, distillation techniques, distribution, etc.
For ADC members there is no cost to submit an entry for this award.
Community Engagement Award
This award recognizes a program where the distillery is directly engaged with the community, either distillery-led or partnered with a community-based organization. Examples include social and/or environmental impact programs, local causes, arts and culture, and promoting diversity or inclusion. he distillery’s engagement can be through fundraising, raising awareness, or direct involvement of staff and owners.
For ADC members there is no cost to submit an entry for this award.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
This award recognizes new or ongoing DEI program or initiative that has demonstrated positive impacts on an equity-deserving group or groups. The program’s impact can either be within the organization, or more broadly supporting DEI in the whisky industry and community.
For ADC members there is no cost to submit an entry for this award.