February 2024 News

Source: https://thenewfoundlanddistillery.com/pages/our-spiritsrtm-newfoundlandwhisky

  • The Alchemist Magazine published an article about artisan winners of the Canadian Whisky Awards

  • Whisky Explorer, a new Canadian magazine, debuted in late 2023.

  • The whisky programs at a number of B.C. distilleries were profiled in Montecristo magazine.

  • The Jasper Beer & Spirits Festival happens February 9-11 in the Alberta mountain town. The second annual Spirits Fest in Kelowna, featuring craft spirits, wine and beer from across Canada, will happen on June 24.

  • The Newfoundland Distillery Company in Clarke’s Beach released the first Newfoundland Whisky late last year. The triple-pot-distilled whisky uses malted and unmalted barley, matured in virgin oak casks and former bourbon whisky barrels. It plans to release a single malt in 2025.

  • Seven Fifty Daily wrote about the trend toward eliminating secondary packaging (boxes, paper and metal tubes) for whisky and other spirits, and finding eco-friendly alternatives. 

  • Heriot-Watt University researchers have developed material that could be used to create green hydrogen from distillery wastewater, The Spirits Business reported.

  • Vine Pair looked at peated whiskies with a sense of place, from beyond Scotland.